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Wednesday, November 4, 2009, St. Charles Borromeo
Romans 13:8-10, Psalm 112:1-2, 4-5, 9, Luke 14:25-33
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LOVE LOVE
"Any other [commandments] there may be are all summed up in this, 'You
shall love your neighbor as yourself.' " —Romans 13:9
If we would only love our neighbor as ourselves, we would fulfill the law,
and the whole world would be transformed. I once heard a pastor say just
the opposite. He said that the trouble with this world was that people did
love their neighbors as themselves. They hated themselves and treated
their neighbors accordingly. In our society, where we have an epidemic of
self-hatred, loving our neighbor as ourselves can be one of the worst
things we can do.
This explains why loving our neighbor as ourselves is the second
commandment. We must first love the Lord with all our hearts, all our
souls, and all our minds, and all our strength (Mt 22:37). Only when we
respond to the Lord's love with a commitment to love Him totally can we
love ourselves. Only when we lose our lives in total surrender to Jesus do
we find a healthy self-love (see Lk 9:24). Then as we love our neighbors
as ourselves, we don't hate or hurt them, but cherish and respect them.
The key to loving our neighbors is loving ourselves. The key to loving
ourselves is denying ourselves and totally loving the Lord. Love God Who
is Love (1 Jn 4:16). Love Love.
Prayer: Father, we love because You first loved us (1 Jn 4:19). You gave
Your Son to die for us (Jn 3:16). I decide to deny myself and love You
totally.
Promise: "None of you can be My disciple if he does not renounce all his
possessions." —Lk 14:33
Praise: St. Charles was a doctor of law at age 21, an archbishop at age
22, and a hero during the plague at age 37.
(For a related teaching, order our tape "Divine Love" on audio AV 52-3 or
video V-52.)
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