What Matters Most is Love Like This

We’ve heard this message before: “Love one another.” But this time, it hits differently.

In this sermon, Rev. Liz Costello invites us to revisit Jesus’ new commandment—not as a gentle suggestion, but as a clear and costly commission. Set during the season of Easter and echoing the foot washing of Maundy Thursday, this message explores what agape love looks like when it moves from words to action.

This is the kind of love that kneels. The kind that sees Christ in others. The kind that’s willing to get messy, humble, and real. Drawing on Peter’s story in Acts and the Episcopal Church’s recent public stance on refugee policy, Rev. Liz reminds us that foot-washing love isn’t abstract—it’s embodied. It’s a love that upholds the dignity of every human being, even when it’s inconvenient or uncomfortable.

This is what matters most.

Scriptures: John 13:31-35 | Revelation 21:1-6 | Acts 11:1-18
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