Message from Pastor

Dear brothers and sisters,

 

Although they may never make the news, I believe many people have reflected over these past years on what truly matters in their lives. They have been able to step out of the cycle of routine and avoid the trap of hostility and division, asking themselves whether it might be worthwhile to put many of their usual worries into perspective and focus more on truly loving one another and caring for those who are part of their lives.

 

Today’s Gospel speaks to us about love, and it is true that this word has sometimes become worn out through overuse. Sometimes we call passing feelings love—feelings that are intense today and gone tomorrow. At times, love becomes a kind of shared selfishness, where the ongoing satisfaction of our desires conceals a real inability to sacrifice for what the other person needs. Sometimes we speak of love, but our possessive ego takes over, shaping our reasoning and everyday decisions.

 

In response to a question meant to trap him, Jesus invites us to focus on what is essential and to put into practice the love he shows us. His life reflects God’s authentic, trustworthy love for us, and the way he relates to people mirrors the depth of our love for others.

 

A love that does not judge, even when there might be reasons to do so. A compassionate and generous love. A love expressed in small acts of welcome, in patience with others, and in understanding their weaknesses. A love that is not self-seeking, arrogant, or envious. A love that forgives without limits, keeps no record of wrongs, believes all things, hopes all things, and endures all things.

 

This is the love God has revealed to us and has for each one of us. This is the love we are called to live with the people who share our lives. Today, each of us must consider how this greatest commandment takes concrete shape in our own life. Love cannot be an imitation or an empty word that ends up meaning nothing.

 

To love God and to love our neighbor. That is what matters most.

 

Have a blessed Sunday!

 

 

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