Gospel: Matthew
5:43-48
Jesus
said to his disciples: “You have heard that it was said, You shall love your
neighbor and hate your enemy. But I say to you, love your enemies and pray for
those who persecute you, that you may be children of your heavenly Father, for
he makes his sun rise on the bad and the good, and causes rain to fall on the
just and the unjust. For if you love those who love you, what recompense will
you have? Do not the tax collectors do the same? And if you greet your brothers
only, what is unusual about that? Do not the pagans do the same? So be perfect,
just as your heavenly Father is perfect.”
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Reflection:
What is
the supreme act of love? It’s the willingness to die for the one that you love.
What is the next supreme act of love? It’s to love even those who are not
lovable to your eyes. It’s to continuously keep the flame of love alive for a
person who does nothing but love you and who does nothing but hurt you.
But are
you capable of following this radical love commandment of Jesus? It’s very hard
to love the person who hates you. Take for example a spouse who does nothing
but hurt you. How can you love him/her? If you only gaze your sight on this
world it’s really difficult to love in such a situation.
But you
are not only made for this world, God created you not only for this world alone.
He created you to become a permanent dweller of heaven eventually. Therefore
you have to love even those who do not love you. You have to pray for those who
do nothing but hurt us.
What will
happen to your spouse if you continue to love him/her even if he/she doesn’t
express his/her love for you? What would happen if you never give-up and
continue to pray for his/her conversion? He/she will eventually see the light
of Jesus and be enlightened by it. For this is the miracle that Jesus gives to those who continue to have faith in Him.
This is
what awaits those who never give up on love and the power of prayer. And this
is the miracle that Jesus gives for those who never waiver on praying to Him.
Do you
easily give up on love? – Marino J.
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