Koinonia

As the Father loves me, so I also love you. Remain in my love. If you keep my commandments, you will remain in my love, just as I have kept my Father's commandments and remain in his love. I have told you this so that my joy may be in you and your joy may be complete. This is my commandment: love one another as I love you. (John 15:9-12)

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We are all created to be with God that is to be in communion with God. God is love and that is because God is a communion of love of three Divine Persons. The communion of love of the Father, Son and Holy Spirit is so complete; their unity is so perfect that there is only one God who reaches out to us. This reaching out simply means God created and saved us because of God's great love.

We can only remain in God's communion if we remain in God's love; that is, if we bring God's love to one another. To our families, communities, the society and church.

Koinonia is the anglicisation of a Greek word (κοινωνία) that means communion by intimate participation.