Sacrificial Love

This is how we know what love is: Jesus Christ laid down his life for us. And we ought to lay down our lives for our brothers. If anyone has material possessions and sees his brother in need but has no pity on him, how can the love of God be in him? Dear children, let us not love with words or tongue but with actions and in truth.
1 John 3:16-18

Holy God, giver of every good gift, let your kindness and mercy be reflected in our lives this day. By your Spirit, open our eyes to the needs of others and use us for your glory. In love you claimed us and in love you send us, equipped and empowered in grace that all the world may know Jesus in word and deed and sign…