New Wine

Jesus wisely admonishes us not to put new wind into old wineskins, for the new will break the old skin and both will be lost. (see Mk 2: 21-22).  Not many of us these days use wineskins at all, but the image still holds if we take the new wine to be LOVE, the new message that Jesus came to give.  It implies a fresh approach to living; we cannot keep the "old ways".   If we treat everyone with love, there would be no racism, prejudice or bigotry:  a fitting truism for Dr. Martin Luther Kind, Jr. Day.  This week is dedicated to prayer for unity among Christians; again the message of love can bring the unity that has eluded us for centuries.  And the March for Life will take place in Washington, DC on Thursday if the rule of love were followed, there would be greater respect and reverence for the gift of life from conception to natural death.  May we in our own lives push for love, show love, be love for all.  It is the most powerful force in creation for it is God himself.
Bro. Rene