Reflection for SATURDAY, 18th Week, Ordinary Time.
By
Fr. Aloysius Santiago sdb
Rector and Parish Priest
Don Bosco Shrine
Lingarajapuram, Bangalore
Today's Word
Mathew 17:20
Because of your little faith. For I truly, say to you, until you have faith like a grain of mustard seed, you will say to this mountain, ‘ *Move from here to there,’ and it will move,
and nothing will be impossible for you.”
Today's Reflection
Some people would say that love is a feeling, others would say it is an action, yet others would say that love is a decision.
But love is a feeling, an action and a decision.
In a way, that is just a simplified version of what Moses told the people: You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart (feeling), with all your soul (action) and with all your strength (decision).
It is a love in totality. It encompasses feelings that must be expressed in action, and reinforced continuously with decisions.
Yet, like the mustard seed that Jesus used as an imagery in today's Gospel, love is also a growth.
How we understand love in our younger days, we understand love now in much deeper ways.
To say that we love God might be quite easy, as in our love for God is merely confined to feelings.
Now we know that our love for God must be experienced in love for others, and that can be difficult.
There are mountains of resentment, bitterness, anger, disappointment etc to move.
Resolution
Let's resolve to love God, so that these mountains can be moved.
Then we will understand that love is a feeling, an action as well as a decision.
GOD BLESS YOU 🙏
Good morning. Have a nice safe day
Happy Weekend