Welcome to 10-minute Bible Talks, where we connect the Bible to your life and the time it takes to get to work.

I'm Tanya Wilmuth.

My friend serves dinner once a month at a church in our city that opens its doors every single night to feed anyone who needs a warm meal.

And last week, she told me that one of the people she's gotten to know there looked really

sad, just really down, like something was wrong.

She asked him if he was okay, and he told her that his friend had actually just died the night

before.

He didn't just tell her that, though.

He told her that his friend had had a drug addiction, and she would sometimes call him for a ride, needing a place to sleep it off. She would also walk to the local waffle house when she was hungry because she knew that he would be there every night at 9 p.m. and he would have a cup of coffee before his shift. That's where he would buy her waffles and coffee.

He was telling all of this because he missed her.

When I heard the story, I was overwhelmed with a feeling.

A question, really.

Did this woman know that she was loved?

Was she aware that someone did these things, not out of

obligation, but out of love? What else could it be? Jesus talks about love in Luke 6th, when he

teaches his disciples what real love looks like. I just want you to hear the scripture, so I'm going to

read it to you. It says,

if you love those who love you, what credit is that to you? Even sinners love those who love them.

And if you do good to those who are good to you, what credit is that to you? Even sinners do that.

And if you lend to those from whom you expect repayment, what credit is that to you. Even sinners do that. And if you lend to those from whom you expect

repayment, what credit is that to you? Even sinners lend to sinners, expecting to be repaid in full.

But love your enemies. Do good to them and lend to them without expecting to get anything back.

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