The words of today’s Gospel should strike a deep chord within each and every one of us: “As I have loved you, so you also should love one another.” This command of the Lord challenges us to love in a more profound fashion. We are called to love in the manner in which Christ has loved us. And what did that love entail? In short, it was sacrificial, faithful, compassionate, forgiving, and obedient. This is what Christ expects of us in our treatment of others. True love, that is authentic love, always involves those attributes that Christ displayed from the Cross. The Cross of Christ is the manifestation of God’s love for us. We must carry the Cross into our dealings with others. From the Cross, Christ showed us authentic love. Are we able to love in the manner in which we have been loved?
Sincerely Yours in Christ,
Fr. Wayne