Let all that you do be done in love. 1 Corinthians 16:14
“When the evening of this life comes, you will be judged on love.”
John of the Cross (1542-1591) as recounted by Evelyn Underhill in The School of Charity: Meditations on the Christian Creed (New York: Aeterna Press, 2015) chapter 6, opening quote.
We got one of those troubling texts this week. Our daughter, Sophie, had been in a car accident. Thankfully, she and her fellow students are fine. Apparently a young man in a hurry ran a red light and hit her car.
While we wait and trust God to sort the situation (and pray the young man’s insurance covers her repairs), one thing has been evident: her San Diego Christian College community loves her! People have surrounded her with love.
If that was not enough, she was given a ride to school yesterday by a friend and (unfortunately!) dropped her phone when getting out of the car. Kindly, the librarian was quick to mask the shattered screen with tape.
In a world that celebrates performance and fame and says that bigger is better, I am thankful for the faithful followers of Christ at a small Christian college in Santee, California, because they show love!
In the end, it’s all that really matters.