Readings
I - 1 Kings 21: 17-29
II - Mt. 5: 43-48
LOVE IS THE HALLMARK OF CHRISTIAN LIVING
Love is the hallmark of Christian living. A love that embraces everyone: rich and poor; high and low and; friend and foe equally without any distinction like Our Father in Heaven who make the sun shine on the evil and the good; and sends rain on the righteous and the unrighteous without any distinction. If we were to love and greet only those who love and greet us, we are then no better than the Scribes, the Pharisees and the gentiles.
Revenge is not the remedy. Vengeance is vile. Love all and hate none. Is this a practical and possible preaching and teaching? It is. Jesus did not merely preach but he had taught us by forgiving the fault finders and the executioners; and by praying for the betrayer and for all those who had their lot in his crucifixion. For us the followers of Christ, Jesus is the Master and the Model. Take courage, be convinced that forgiving is strength. Pray to the Lord and try to practice Christian charity at all times and with everyone. Let our mind and heart resonate with the prayer: “Lord Jesus, make me a channel of your love”
