The Sixth Sunday of Easter: Love Enough to Follow

In this sermon, The Rev. Sue Cushinotto reflects on Jesus’ words, “If you love me, you will keep my commandments,” inviting us to understand discipleship not as guilt or obligation, but as a response to love.

Rev. Cushinotto explores the challenge of loving both God and neighbor, especially when love asks us to move beyond comfort, agreement, or ease. She reminds us that every person we encounter is loved by God, and that Christian life means allowing “the Christ in us to meet the Christ in them.”

Recognizing how difficult that calling can be, Jesus promises the gift of the Holy Spirit, the Advocate who guides, strengthens, and sustains us. Through prayer, silence, and love lived out in everyday life, we are invited to follow Christ more deeply and faithfully into the world.