John was a young when he was called by Jesus. He later wrote a story about Jesus that focused on several people who were touched by Jesus. He called himself “the disciple that Jesus loved.”

But later, he wrote a letter. He was older. He made the simple statement “God is Love.” You have heard it. You have seen it.

But this profound statement summed up what John had learned about God. If we take this statement and add that we are made in the image of God, we are made by Love and for Love.

Although it sounds simple, it is not. What can you and I take from this? Yes, we are loved. But when God spoke from heaven, he said “This is my Son, whom I love; with him I am well pleased.”

This is the relationship of Father and Son. Again, the Father speaks on the mountain “This is my Son, whom I love. Listen to him!”

From this primary relationship comes all things. If we are made in his image, we are made for relationships of love.

It is no wonder that John, after a life of following Jesus, makes this statement and builds on it in his letter. Let us meditate on this and find how it affects us. Yes, God is Love, but what does it mean our lives?