I Chose You

I stood and listened to today’s gospel, John 15:12-17. 

Jesus said to his disciples: “It was not you who chose me, but I who chose you… …This I command you: love one another."
It was as if He was talking to me and that hit me right between the eyes. The fact that God did chose me and pursued me until I relented, gave in to his wishes and accepted his friendship. Now…for the “love one another” part. Well, I’m still working on that.