By Fr. Ignatius John Schweitzer, OP, Catholic Exchange - Breaking Open the Word - “Christ is the Light of the world.” What is contained in this short statement?... “God is Love.” This is another short line, overflowing with meaning... “God” is a short word but infinite in meaning... Some statements in Scripture are short and doctrinal, such as “God is love” (1 Jn. 4:16), but these simple realities need to be opened up in all their mystery with other Scriptural texts, like Song of Songs, Isaiah 40-66, or the Gospel accounts of Jesus, especially His manifesting God’s Love through His Death and Resurrection.