Extending God's Love
In the days leading to Holy Week, the Gospel tells of the urgency of Jesus in trying to make the Pharisees and Jews understand his mission on earth as the Son of God, sent by the Father; and today, (John 8:21-30) he even had a warning for them, that if they do not believe in him, they will die in their sins. By their human judgement, and with their hardened hearts, they could not comprehend and could not accept the truth of Jesus' message; all they cared about was their power and wealth, which is contrary to Jesus' teachings and seems fragile at this stage.
This last week of Lent, let us keep our hearts and mind open to the work of Christ, through us, in our midst. There are many people in need of help...it could just be a smile, an assurance, or a lending hand or just by being present with someone who is going through the pain of sickness, or by saying a simple prayer for them.
Like wise, a person may enter our life to bring a message of hope; or of a solution to our problem at hand; or it could be a simple message of peace and reconciliation. He or she could be a bearer of God's message to us; the unseen living God, ever-present, wanting to embrace us with his love and assure us that everything will be fine. We are all God's instrument capable of extending God's love to all.
Lord, make me an instrument of your peace,
where there is hatred, let me sow love,
where there is injury, let me sow pardon,
where there is doubt, let me sow faith,
where there is despair, let me sow hope,
where there is darkness, let me sow light, and
where there is sadness, let me sow joy.
O, Divine Master, grant that I may not so much
seek to be consoled, as to console,
seek to be understood as to understand,
seek to be loved as to love;
For it is in giving that we receive,
it is in forgiving that we are forgiven, and
it is in dying that we are born to eternal life.
-The prayer of St Francis -
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