If I were to choose one scripture that represents my prayer for you, it would be Lk 12:49-53. If I were to try to explain why I write these daily Good News Reflections it would be with the words of Jesus: “I want to light a fire; how I wish it were already blazing!” Lk 12:49. Why isn’t it blazing? Because none of us fully realize how much God loves us. When we’re unloving, it’s because we don’t understand the depth of God’s unconditional, merciful, faithful, never-ending love for us. This love is the fire that burns up sin, sets us on fire with the light of Christ, and energizes us with the fuel of God’s own energy. God’s love is the fire that ignites us each morning. Look around. Who else is on fire, burning with desire to serve him? Do others see it in you? How I wish every Christian had this fire igniting their activities on Earth! The world would be transformed. God placed this fire within you at your baptism. Are you fanning this flame? Are you letting it light up the world around you? The inner motivation that enabled Jesus to endure the cross and accomplish the goal of providing us with eternal salvation came from a deep yearning to spread the fire of his love. It came from the passionate urgings of love, which filled him with an undying desire to rescue us from death and destruction. Have you felt this way about anyone? When we make sacrifices because we feel a passionate love for others, we’re spreading the fire of God’s love. By loving others, we come to know “the breadth and length and height and depth” of Christ’s love. If we wait to feel loved before we give love, we never understand God’s love. Shalom!
No comments:
Post a Comment