Recognise love, receive it, let yourself be changed by it, and carry it to the world.

At the heart of the Christian life is a love that we have first received (cf 1Jn4:10). ‘As I Have Loved You’ is about taking time to recognise how God has loved– and is loving– each of us personally, and to rediscover our identity in that love, revealed to us by Christ on the Cross. Christ’s love is not distant or abstract, but it is real, faithful, and life-giving, leading us into peace, unity and joy. It is a love that sacrifices for the other, and demands a radical commitment.  We are invited to let His love take root in us more deeply and let it shape the way we live in the world.

Intimately linked to this love we have received, is the call to love as we have been loved; to give all in a sincere gift of self like Christ on the Cross. As we build our lives on this love, we are sent out to share it, through the way we live, speak, and serve. In doing so our lives become an authentic witness and invite others into the same life of love.