Gospel: Mark
12:28-34
One of
the scribes came to Jesus and asked him, "Which is the first of all the
commandments?" Jesus replied, "The first is this: Hear, O Israel! The
Lord our God is Lord alone! You shall love the Lord your God with all your
heart, with all your soul, with all your mind, and with all your strength. The
second is this: You shall love your neighbor as yourself. There is no other
commandment greater than these." The scribe said to him, "Well said,
teacher. You are right in saying, He is One and there is no other than he. And
to love him with all your heart, with all your understanding, with all your
strength, and to love your neighbor as yourself is worth more than all burnt
offerings and sacrifices." And when Jesus saw that he answered with
understanding, he said to him, "You are not far from the Kingdom of
God." And no one dared to ask him any more questions.
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Reflection:
Long time
ago in a certain neighborhood there a this family who would always go to
church to worship God. They never miss to attend Sunday Mass and they regularly
give to their church. Thus they were greatly admired by their church community.
But upon
going home they belittle and berate their maids when they commit unintentional
mistakes. They also look down on their poor neighbours because they are too
rich and educated.
What is
the best expression of our love for God? It’s to love our fellowmen no matter
who they are, no matter if they’ve hurt us or not and no matter if they've done
good to us or not. This is the best expression of our love for God: To love our
fellowmen without any discrimination.
How can
the love of God be with us or how can we say that we love God if we look down
on the poor and downtrodden? If we only
love those who are lovable to our eyes? The best testament of our love for God is
when we are ready to love and forgive even those who are not good to us. –
Marino J. Dasmarinas
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