Gospel: Mark 12:28-34
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:
Why did Jesus give us these two timeless and greatest commandments about love? Because we need these instructions to heal the world of its many sufferings. For example, if only there were authentic love for God in our hearts, there would be no more suffering.
But many of us don’t have the love of God in our hearts; that’s why so many are suffering. We love to obey our selfish desires rather than follow what God wants us to do, which is to exercise unconditional love.
Let us heed God's command: let us love Him with all our heart, mind, and soul. Let us also allow God to use us as His instrument so that those who are distant from His love may feel it through us. And those who do not know God may come to know Him because of our unconditional love for them.
Little by little, let us conquer the enmity of this world with our love for God and our neighbors. And let us not love only those who love us back or those who seem lovable in our eyes.
Let us also love even those who have hurt us deeply and those who make life difficult for us, because through our exercise of unconditional love, they may be enlightened by God's love. — Marino J. Dasmarinas
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