The Greatest Love of All

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Backstory: Today at church, this scripture leapt out at me. John 15:13: “Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.” It made me think that Jesus has so much love for us that He laid down His life for us. But also, everything He did when He was on the earth was because of love. When He healed and taught people, He did it out of love for them. Then I wondered, “What can I learn about love from Jesus’ example? How can I love people better?”

The Greatest Love of All

Jesus was on the earth thousands of years ago,
He was the best example for the people to know.
Everything He did was out of great love
That came from His Father above.

Jesus taught the people and He went about doing good,
And His message was clearly and well understood.
He taught them how to love and forgive one another,
And how to be kind to their sister and brother.

Jesus healed everyone no matter their background,
And where He was, peace could always be found.
One woman was healed by just touching His hem,
Restored by the love that bloomed softly in Him.

He showed us great love in Gethsemane’s shade,
When the weight of our sorrows upon Him was laid.
Then He died on the cross and rose again three days later,
So that we could have a way back to our Creator.

Jesus is the perfect example to us today
Of how to love others as we go on our way.
We should be kind and loving to everyone,
Because of the example of Jesus, the Beloved Son.

The Takeaway: The perfect example of love came from our Savior, Jesus Christ. He ministered to and healed people, no matter their background. He suffered for us in the Garden of Gethsemane and died on the cross as the perfect expression of love. We should follow His example and be kind and loving to everyone we meet.

Watch the YouTube video of me reading part of the poem here:https://www.youtube.com/shorts/DZXGr4HawrI