With understanding people show differences in the way they love.  Some religious types have committed themselves to missionary love.  Their actions embody God’s mercy, and bring healing into a broken world.  This is how some Christians share the good news taught in the Gospels.  Margaret D. Nadauld (b. 1944), the eleventh general president of the Young Women Organization of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints wrote, “Our outward appearance is a reflection of what are on the inside.  Our lives reflect that which we seek.  And if with all our hearts we truly seek to know the savior and to be more like Him, we shall be, for He is our divine, eternal Brother.”  In seeking to know Christ, and by accepting this love causes believers to embrace his teachings.

But there’s much more to this story according to Ellen G. White (1827–1915), a prolific author and  Christian pioneer of The Seventh-day Adventist Church who said, “In the consequences our limited ideas of the sufferings of Christ, we place a low estimate upon the great work of the atonement.  The glorious plan of man’s salvation was brought about through the infinite love of God the Father.  In this divine plan is seen the most marvelous manifestation of the love of God to the fallen race.”  It’s enlightening to know that God’s love doesn’t discriminate.  Believers live under his protection by loving him, and their neighbors.

Some individuals might ask, “How could people be happy in a broken world?”  Thomas S. Monson (b. 1927), a religious leader and sixteenth president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints wrote, “Finding the real joy of Christians come not in the hurrying and scurrying to get more done, nor is it found in the purchasing of gifts.  We find real joy when we make the Savior the focus of the season.”  This type of happiness is found at all times – not only at Christmas, but when people worship and praise God.

Believers’ love for Christ is revealed when they do volunteer work for the poor and homeless.  As God’s co-creators on earth they bless, uplift those in need, and by doing homage to the risen Christ.  Noam Chromsky (b. 1928), a linguist and social political activist said, “Changes and progress very rarely are gifts from above.  They come out of struggles from below.”  A lot depends on how people view their struggles.  It’s best to offer them up to God as gifts.  Hard work is essential, but Christians ought to put their dependence on God, who makes all things possible.  God’s precious gift of love is marvelous and free.  All believers have to do is to seek his blessings, and pursue his will.  Much of what they end up receiving comes through his grace.  This approach should be one of persistence in their belief, and faith in the heavenly Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.  He’s the Almighty One, who knows all things, and blesses us.  That’s surely is God’s divine love.

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