Reflection for THURSDAY, 5th Week of Easter.
By
Fr. Aloysius Santiago sdb
Director, Social Action Movement, Don Bosco Bidar
Reflective Reading of the Word of God
John 15:9-11
Remain in my love
Jesus said to his disciples:
‘As the Father has loved me,
so I have loved you.
Remain in my love.
If you keep my commandments
you will remain in my love,
just as I have kept my Father’s commandments
and remain in his love.
I have told you this
so that my own joy may be in you
and your joy be complete.’
Reflection on the Readings
To fall in love is essentially an emotional experience.
And the word “love” is often used casually as we hear phrases like “I love this” or “I love that” or “I love that person”.
Regardless of whether it is an infatuation, falling in love is an emotional experience.
Falling in love is an emotion, but staying in love is a decision.
And often, it is easier to fall in love than to stay in love.
In the gospel, Jesus tells us that just as the Father loves Him, He too loves us.
And He tells us to remain in His love.
So Jesus loves us and He has made an eternal decision to love us always.
On our part, we have to make the decision to love Jesus and to remain in His love.
To remain in His love is to be faithful to Him always.
When that is our decision, then we will fall deeper and deeper into His love.
GOD BLESS YOU
Good morning. Have a nice day.