In those days, the disciples of Jesus bore much fruit. Their reward was to enjoy peace and a tremendous growth in the number of people who joined the Church in Judea, Galilee and Samaria. Through today's Second Reading from the First Letter of John, we are commanded to love in truth and in action. Words or speech are not love. True love shines in truth and action.
True love shines in the keeping of promises that have been made.
It is not surrounded by one broken promise after another. It is by listening to our hearts. Some call their hearts their guardian angel that speaks to them. Others call it the inner voice or an inspiration of the Holy Spirit. In truth, it is new spiritual life that we received through faith in Christ and the Sacrament of Baptism.