Greater love has no one than this, that he lay down his life for his friends.
John 15:13
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Friends
Jesus says this on the evening before his death. A few sentences later he says: henceforth I call you not servants, but friends. A servant doesn't know what his lord is doing. A friend does.
A day later he would give his life. Not for people in the abstract, but for his friends. And he calls everyone who does what he says his friend.
Question for today
What does it mean to me that Jesus calls me his friend?
Prayer
Lord Jesus, you call me friend. That is greater than I can grasp. Teach me to be a friend too, as you are. Amen.