“Dear friends, since God so loved us, we also ought to love one another.” (1 John 4:10)

Love is a verb, an action word. It’s something you do eith acts of kindness in various forms.

·      Show acts kindness by being tender hearted and forgiving one another – “Be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, as God in Christ forgave you.” (Eph. 4.32 ESV)

·      Show acts of kindness by forgiving many times — “Then Peter came up and said to him, “Lord, how often will my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? As many as seven times?” Jesus said to him, “I do not say to you seven times, but seventy-seven times.” (Matt. 8:21-22ESV)

·      Show acts of kindness by praying for others — “Therefore, confess your sins to one another and pray for one another, that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous person has great power as it is working.” (James 5:16 ESV)

·      Show acts of kindness through generosity — “Whoever is generous to the poor lends to the Lord, and he will repay him for his deed.” (Prov. 19:17 ESV)

·      Show acts of kindness by giving encouragement — “Therefore encourage one another and build one another up, just as you are doing.” (1 Thes. 5:11 ESV)

Therefore

“Above all, keep loving one another earnestly, since love covers a multitude of sins.” (1 Pet. 4:8 ESV)