24 February 2024 - Only By Grace Reflections
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TOPIC: DO WE WANT TO GROW IN OUR LOVE FOR GOD AND FOR OUR NEIGHBORS?
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First Reading: Deuteronomy 26: 16-19
Responsorial Psalm: Psalms 119: 1-2, 4-5, 7-8
Verse Before the Gospel: Second Corinthians 6: 2b
Gospel: Matthew 5: 43-48
What makes Christians different from others and what makes Christianity distinct from any other religion? It is grace ⏤ treating others not as they deserve but as God wishes them to be treated ⏤ with loving-kindness and mercy. God is good to the unjust as well as the just. His love embraces saint and sinner alike. God seeks our highest good and teaches us to seek the greatest good of others, even those who hate and abuse us. Our love for others, even those who are ungrateful and selfish towards us, must be marked by the same kindness and mercy which God has shown to us. It is easier to show kindness and mercy when we can expect to benefit from doing so. How much harder when we can expect nothing in return? Our prayer for those who do us ill both breaks the power of revenge and releases the power of love to do good in the face of evil.
This is the 1398th installment of our CFC contemplation series focusing on the daily liturgical readings.
[NOTE: As we continue to pray for Bro Bong Arjonillo’s healing and recovery, let us listen to our brother Solphie Confiado as he brings us today's reflection.
All the regular reflections are between 3-7 minutes long, enough time for us to ponder what God's message is for us individually and to pray that we may live them out in our lives. This video is also available on Couples for Christ’s Facebook page. In You Tube, just type ONLY BY GRACE REFLECTIONS]
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