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Tuesday, October 7, 2008, Our Lady of the Rosary
Galatians 1:13-24, Psalm 139, Luke 10:38-42
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EXTREME UNCTION
"I went to extremes." —Galatians 1:13
Paul "went to extremes in persecuting the Church of God and tried to
destroy it" (Gal 1:13). He had an "excess of zeal" (Gal 1:14), which means
he was extremely extreme. He described himself "as an extreme case" (1 Tm
1:16). Paul was an extremist.
Many of you reading this are also extremists. You may tend to go to
extremes in eating, working, buying, worrying, fearing, drinking, or
watching TV. Although the current direction of your extremism may be a
curse, it can become a blessing. If, like Paul by God's grace, you can
direct your extremism away from self-indulgence, self-destruction, and
opposition to God's work, you will be able to use your extremism for the
building of God's kingdom.
Jesus was and is an Extremist. He was so extreme that He became a human
being and died on the cross because of love for us. He commands us to love
Him with all our hearts, all our souls, all our minds, and all our
strength (Lk 10:27). What's more extreme than "all"? He gives us His body
and blood under the appearance of bread and wine. Did you ever hear
anything so far-out, so extreme?
Jesus loves us extremely. What more can He do? We must go to extremes to
love Him in return.
Prayer: Father, You went to extremes in giving Your Son for our salvation.
I love and thank You.
Promise: Mary "seated herself at the Lord's feet and listened to His
words." —Lk 10:39
Praise: Our Lady of the Rosary asks us, with extreme urgency, to pray the
mysteries of the rosary for the salvation of souls.
(For a related teaching, order our tape on "Jesus, the Redeemer "on audio
AV 50-3 or video V-50.)
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