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Thursday, June 3, 2010, St. Charles Lwanga, & Companions
2 Timothy 2:8-15, Psalm 25:4-5, 8-10, 14, Mark 12:28-34
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TEACH LOVE
"You shall love..." —Mark 12:30, 31
Modern society is obsessed with the pursuit of love. Sadly, the path of
mankind is scattered with the artifacts of failed love: divorces,
shattered families, brokenhearted people turning their backs on God Who is
their only Hope of finding love (1 Jn 4:16). People are hungry for love,
but not only can't they find it, they don't truly understand what love
means or what they seek. Sadly, many teach a counterfeit "love" that is
self-centered and leads ultimately to emptiness and shatterob0603.feted
hopes. What the human heart wants is to be taught to experience true
Christ-like "agape," self-giving love, but how many are never taught the
truth about love?
Pope Benedict XVI recognized this void. Therefore, he wrote the first
encyclical of his papacy to teach people about God's love for them. He
stated: "I wish in my first encyclical to speak of the love which God
lavishes upon us and which we in turn must share with others...I wanted
here — at the beginning of my pontificate — to clarify some essential
facts concerning the love which God mysteriously and gratuitously offers
to man, together with the intrinsic link between that Love and the reality
of human love" (Pope Benedict XVI, God is Love, 1).
We who experience the burning love of God (Eph 3:19) must constantly teach
others (2 Tm 2:15) to "come to know...the love God has for" them (1 Jn
4:16). Most Christians are drawn to Jesus through love. Therefore, teach
the truth in love; teach the truth about love; teach them "God is love" (1
Jn 4:8).
Prayer: Father, pour out Your love in our hearts through the Holy Spirit
(Rm 5:5). May we love thousands into Your kingdom.
Promise: "You can depend on this: If we have died with Him we shall also
live with Him." —2 Tm 2:11
Praise: St. Charles and companions chose martyrdom for Jesus over being
forced to commit immoral acts.
(This teaching was submitted by a member of our editorial team.)
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