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"Whoever remains in love remains in God and God in Him." (1 John 4:16).
Once we get to know God, we spend more of our time in awe of Him, adoring Him, talking to Him, crying to Him—loving Him. But do we ever think about how this constant worship is delighting Him?
Continuously holding God in the highest regard pleases Him and draws Him near to us as St. John points out in his writings. When we devote ourselves in this way, we remain in His love. Imagine God being impassioned to love us back so fervently, and us filling the same, exclusive place in His heart!
The meaning in St. John’s message doesn't stop there. He describes how, when we keep on loving God, loving our neighbor will come as naturally as God loving us. "If we love one another, God remains in us, and His love is brought to perfection in us" (1 John 4:12).
St. John, the disciple whom Jesus loved, understood love—how to love and be loved, because he knew God who "is love." That's why his words are so passionate. When we too come to know how much God loves us, our hearts will grow for Him—and His for us! Indeed, God loves us anyway, but St. John makes it clear that love works both ways.
Elizabeth
Elizabeth Tichvon is a Catholic writer and Consecrated Marian Catechist under the Direction of His Eminence Raymond Leo Cardinal Burke. Always faithful to the Magisterium, she spreads and defends the Catholic faith as a true witness of Christ, confessing the name of Jesus boldly, never ashamed of the Cross.
Elizabeth became aware of the need for the New Evangelization while in the two years of her formation as a Marian Catechist and wrote over 200 published meditations on Sacred Scripture from the daily Liturgy of the Word for various Catholic websites, and following Jesus' example, now teaches through her own parables so that by sharing her stories through social media, might bring others closer to the heart of Christ. She is currently a regular columnist at Catholic365 and as a Marian Catechist, her spiritual life is the foundation of her writing.
She completed UCLA's Graduate Program With Honors and worked as a Paralegal for 32 years before retiring from Chrysler's Office of the General Counsel in Auburn Hills, Michigan.
Elizabeth's website may be found at elizabethtichvon.net
