Another reflection for todays Gospel: LOVE YOUE ENEMIES .... in the end, the acid-test for Christian orthodoxy is something else, something more demanding, and something that lies closer to the heart of what is most unique and novel within Jesus, namely, his call to love our enemies, to not give back in kind, to wish good and do good to those who are unkind to us. That is also the message that comes through in Jesus’ death and resurrection. What is revealed in Jesus’ death and resurrection? A number of things: God can be trusted, God delivers on hope, what’s dead can be redeemed, dead bodies can come back from the grave (even physically), and God’s patience and love are infinite and outlast all else. All of that, the vindication of ancient hope, is revealed in Jesus’ dying and rising. But the resurrection also has a startling new message. Because God can be absolutely trusted to love and redeem us, we need to love and forgive our enemies. We may not give back in kind, but must love those who hate us, bless those who curse us, and do good to those who do bad to us. To love one’s enemy is the acid-test of who’s a Christian and who isn’t. Everything else is an old tape, simply replaying itself over and over. -Fr. Ron Rolheiser OMI
Posted on: Thu, 11 Sep 2014 07:01:22 +0000
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