John 15:18-21
Jesus said to His Disciples: "If the world hates you, realize that it hated me first. If you belonged to the world, the world would love its own; but because you do not belong to the world, and I have chosen you out of the world, the world hates you. Remember the word I spoke to you, 'No slave is grater than his master.' If they persecuted me, they will also persecute you. If they kept my word, they will also keep yours. And they will do all these things to you on account of my name, because they do not know the one who sent me."
The Gospel of the Lord.
These are the last few gospels of John while Jesus Christ is still with us before His Ascension. And the recurring point of these gospels is love; The thought of Love is what Jesus sought to leave with us. And Jesus was successful for the Roman historian Tertulian described the charity and generosity of the early Christians in or about 300 A.D. "Look at how much they love one another."
There’s nothing in this world so sweet as love,
And next to love the sweetest thing is hate. (Longfellow)
As my colleague Andrew McCarthy wrote, “Civilization is not an evolution of mankind but the imposition of human good on human evil. It is not a historical inevitability. It is a battle that has to be fought every day, because evil doesn’t recede willingly before the wheels of progress.” -- "Our Reprimitivized Future"
John Paul II: I would have liked to stay with you longer, but I find consolation in the words of Jesus. He tells us the Advocate, the Holy Spirit whom the Father will send in my Name will teach you everything and remind you of all that I have said to you. The Father sends His Spirit of trust and love into the world and the Spirit guides us in the way of peace. Therefore, Do not let your hearts be troubled or afraid, dear brothers.
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