Love one another as I have loved you. Love your enemies; do good to those who hate you. Love your neighbour as you love yourself. Show loving hospitality to strangers. Love God with all your heart, mind, strength and soul. Let mutual love continue. That is what we are told we must do as followers of the Way of Jesus.
This kind of love doesn’t function on feelings. It is not the romantic, “I love you!” It is not the “I feel good when I am with you so therefore I love you.” The love that we are to share as followers of Jesus is demanding and challenging. There are days when we might not feel loving at all, might feel cranky with everyone around us. Yet, on those days as well, we are to live love to others.
So what is love? It is treating the other person with compassion, being willing to understand what is going on for them, taking their needs into consideration, offering hospitality and care, food and a cup of water. It is considering their feelings, even if they do not consider your feelings. Love is a choice and an action, we do as Christians whether we feel up to it or not.