A pressing question commonly arises in people's minds: how do we know who God is? In 1 John 4, it says "God is love" but what does that mean?   John argues we can know God when we abide in Him.  The contemplation of divine love in its biblical fullness is never something that ends in itself. Our rest in God never finds its fulfillment in ourselves but always leads us out of ourselves towards Him and towards others. The love of God is to be lived as well as learned. The love of God for us begets love in us for Him and for others. The Word shows us, love, Christ will abide in us, and we will not return empty. By God's miracles of grace, we become reflections of the immeasurable love of God which becomes visible to others in our own lives.