For God So Loved the World - Reflection for the Fourth Week of Lent
Happy Laetare Sunday, brothers and sisters! Traditionally the Fourth Week of Lent is called Laetare Sunday because it reminds us to “Rejoice” just like the Third Week of Advent, Gaudete Sunday. In today’s Gospel reading we hear what is probably the most famous Bible verse that both believers and non-believers know - John 3:16. What does it mean that God loves the world? What does it mean to love?