The love of Christ is an uplifting love. The Lord has taken us who were lowly slaves and elevated our status to that of the friends of God. While we still relate to Him as obedient worshippers before God the Son, we are welcomed to Him as His friends. What’s more? The Lord has given us privileged knowledge of His will, purpose, plan, and mission on earth. In this life, we get to join Him in His glorious works on earth. This is the way the Lord has loved and served us, and His command is that we extend the same kind of uplifting love toward others. May the Holy Spirit evermore teach us love one another even as the Lord has so deeply loved us.