1 John 4:19
1 John 4 · shown in the Douay-Rheims
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Read 1 John 4:19 in the NABRE onlineLet us therefore love God, because God first hath loved us.
Reflection
The order is fixed: he first loved us. Our love is always a response, never an initiative. This matters on the days you do not feel loving — the source is upstream of your feelings.