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 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 we are
not only made for this world, God created us not only for this world alone. He
created you to become a permanent dweller of heaven eventually. Therefore, we
have to love even those who do not love us. We have to pray as well 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. Dasmarinas
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