Read John 15:9-17 with your family.

It is easy to think of church as a building where we pray and sing, and probably get bored. But when Jesus and his followers were travelling around Galilee and Judea, there were no church buildings or regular worship plans that induced singing and prayers and sermons like we have today.

Jesus taught them that worship meant respecting and loving God, that’s it. Their job, like our job today, was to show people that God loved them and what love looked like.

Love can be words telling someone else how special they are and how glad you are that they are there.

Love can be actions like feeding people, giving them clothing and making sure they have a safe place to sleep at night.

Love can be feelings, thinking good thoughts and sending happiness to anyone you meet.

All of that is living our faith. Jesus told us to love because God first loved us.

The church is the people, and love is how we treat each other.