After inviting Nicodemus to be born anew, Jesus tells him in John 3 that God so loved the world that God sent God's son to restore it. Therefore, when we read John 3:16, we remember that Jesus is speaking in metaphor and poetry. Ultimately, love is where God begins and ends. This love, like grace, is a gift we do nothing to deserve. Again and Again, love is our refrain. Before we act, think, or believe, can love be first for us, too?

We read John 3:14-21 and discuss T. Denise Anderson's commentary, gaze in wonder on Lisle Gwynn Garrity's piece 'Light Wave,' and pray Sarah Are's poem 'Hold.'