Loving Ourselves | Rev. Brooke Hartman

Jesus claims that we need to love our neighbors as ourselves. However, due to a myriad of reasons, many of us are not as healthy and whole as we want to be resulting in a lack of satisfaction with ourselves. In fact, many of us set “New Year’s Resolutions” or goals at the beginning of each year with the desire of changing ourselves for the better. Unfortunately, these resolutions or goals tend to disappear by March of each year only causing us to become discouraged. What if this year was different and rather than relying on ourselves to change we relied on Jesus to help us become healthy and whole. It is only when we become healthy and whole that we can extend the love of Christ to others in a joyful and welcoming manner.

Scripture - Matthew 22:37-40; John 15:4-11