True Love!

 

31st Week: Ordinary Time, Wednesday

Year One

Rom 13:8-10

Meditation

True Love!

No words can describe the true love of God and true love of the other. Love is the fulfilment of the natural law and Divine law. One who loves is in perfect harmony with God and the other. True love is above everything. Often it is said, love and do what you like. An authentic love is not fickle and for advantage but calls for responsibility and faithfulness in the sight of God and in the sight of men/women. Divine love in not strange to us. It is given to us by God himself and it is manifested to us by Jesus on the cross. Genuine love is seen in our parents, elders and those who sacrifice their life to be embodiments of true love. God, who is Love enables each one to participate in his Divine love to be holy, pure, joyful and happy in life. Let everyone entrust himself/herself to the Divine Love; which will lead one, on the right path to genuine love of God.

How to check one’s love is genuine?

Year Two

Phil 2:12-18

Rejoice!

Most people behave well in public and in the presence of someone they love and respect. St Paul tells the people of Philippians to continue to be good and obey the commandments of God. He exhorts them to work out their salvation with fear and trembling. The grace of God is there to help to work for our salvation, but we need to make an effort to do our part to be saved.

The world in which we are living is crooked take care and live without hassles. Life is to rejoice, and St Paul invites us to rejoice in life with him. There are many reasons to worry and hurry about things in life. Take time to be cheerful for we are saved by Jesus and Jesus is alive. Jesus is our Saviour and Master.

Do we grumble and question others?

Gospel

Lk 14:25-33

Put God First!

When Jesus says we must “hate” our family and even our own life, He does not mean literal hatred. In the Hebrew idiom, “to hate” can mean “to love less.” Jesus is calling for an undivided heart, one that loves God above all else. True discipleship means putting Him first, even above our most cherished relationships or personal ambitions. He then uses two parables: the man building a tower and the king going to war. Both emphasize counting the cost before starting something important. Jesus is saying that faith is not an impulse or an emotional moment; it is a lifelong commitment that demands deliberate choice and perseverance.

To “carry the cross” means more than enduring hardship, it means willingly embracing the way of self-denial and surrender. It’s the daily choice to live not for ourselves but for Christ. And to “give up all possessions” reminds us that nothing we own, no status or comfort, should ever hold us back from serving God wholeheartedly. In short, discipleship is not cheap grace. It’s a radical, all-in response to Jesus’ call. But in losing our life for His sake, we find the life that truly satisfies.

Are we aware that only blessed children take care of their parents?

Fr Putti Anthaiah Sdb

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