6th day of Lent: March 10, 2014: “the least of these my bretheren…” Mathew 25: 46 Our God indeed is a God of surprises. At the end of our life we shall be judged on love and love alone. Our efforts at becoming holy, the rosaries, the novenas, the pilgrimages, devotions, piety, none of these matter if you are blind to our neighbor and ignore the poor and the needy. No marks for these ‘good works’ of ours. He insists on one thing your life is love – compassionate love in action. God is willing to overlook our sins but when it comes to loving our neighbor and caring for him or her there is no compromise. We are held accountable for our choice in life. Love is the true law, love is the language, love is the action, love is ministry, love is all that matters for God. It is not the fasting and abstinence, things you gave up for lent but what matters most is our care for the poor on our doorsteps. A hard teaching to follow indeed in a culture where there are no rules, no breaks, no consequences, no clear transparency, no accountability for bad behavior. If during this lent we are tempted from all levels, beware of it and then run to the Lord of life in order to gain strength and confidence to pursue love’s way- the one and only way that will bring you home to God.
Posted on: Mon, 10 Mar 2014 03:14:17 +0000
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