Thursday, September 12, 2019

Putting On Love

As we celebrate the Memorial of The Most Holy Name of Mary, we have before us two powerful guideposts for putting on love, one from Colossians 3:12-17, and the other from Lk 6 :27-38. Both provide much food for thought and for action. Mary, as the First Disciple, is the exemplar of the qualities of true love. Paul tells us to "put on heartfelt compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience, bearing with one another and forgiving one another." Forgiveness is key, and love is the bond of perfection through which the peace of Christ controls our hearts.  Gratitude, joyful hearts, songs of praise and doing all in the name of Jesus mark the life of a disciple. 
Jesus tells us to love our enemies, do good to those who hate us, bless those who curse us, pray for those who mistreat us, turn the other cheek, give to everyone who asks of us, and do to others what we would have them do to us. The list goes on, seemingly beyond our human capacity, but looking at Mary's simple but powerful life, we see that it IS possible to live this way.
Bro. Rene

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