Jesus said to his disciples: "Whoever loves me will keep my word, and my Father will love him, and we will come to him and make our dwelling with him. Whoever does not love me does not keep my words.”  The gift that Jesus is offering to each of us today is his very presence living and active in our soul. The Word made flesh is alive in our hearts.  The Word, the Advocate, the Holy Trinity making their home in our soul. This happens as a gift to each of us at baptism, and Jesus is asking us to treasure and protect this gift by keeping it alive in our hearts.  You see a gift is something we open freely by our will. And this gift must be fed and nurtured. This gift is alive in us to the degree that we keep the Word alive and if we do, Jesus promises He will be with us to guide us through this life. This is what Jesus was trying to tell his Apostles when he said, “"I have told you this while I am with you.The Advocate, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, will teach you everything and remind you of all that I told you.”  There is so much that God wants to make known to us.  It only requires one thing to receive this beautiful love of God living and active in our soul, and that is for us to love God and love our neighbor.