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:
Would we obey the command of Jesus to love and pray for our enemy?
Who are we to not obey the command of Jesus to love even our enemy? We
are mere mortals and sinful beings of God. If God loves us unconditionally, why
can’t we do the same to our fellowmen and women?
Our problem is we give so much importance on our high sense of ourselves,
on our egos. That’s why we often times say, “If you don’t love me I will not
love you also.”, “If you’re angry with me, then I would be angry with you
also.” These kinds of reasoning are reasoning of a person who is so full of
himself.
The call of Jesus for us it to do away with our very high regard of
ourselves and this would only be possible if we would become humble. Humility
therefore is the key factor for us to be able to follow this command of Jesus:
To love even to our enemies.
Let be humility an integral part of our way of life. Let us always learn
to reach out, let us always be forgiving and let us not harbor ill feelings to
those who’ve wronged us. If we’re able to do these, we can now say that we
would be able to love and pray for everyone… even our enemies.
Can we love our enemy? – Marino J. Dasmarinas
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