Daily Retreat 09/17/08
2008 Sep 17 Wed: Ordinary Weekday/ Robert Bellarmine, bp, r, dr
1 Cor 12: 31 – 13: 13/ Ps 32(33): 2-3. 4-5. 12 and 22/ Lk 7: 31-35
From today’s readings: “Strive eagerly for the greatest spiritual gifts.... May Your kindness, O LORD, be upon us who have put our hope in You.... Wisdom is vindicated by all her children....”
Love!
Paul’s reflection about the nature of love is one of the most familiar passages in all his works, if only because these verses are so often read at weddings. And, without a doubt, no marriage can exist without the striving for the multifaceted Christian charity which St. Paul extolls as the “greatest.”
But, it should also be clear that the love Paul writes about is not something limited to sacred spousal relationships, for along with faith and hope, true selfless love is fundamental to Christian life. In fact, as Paul explains, even a faith strong enough to move mountains, if such a faith could exist without love, would be utterly worthless!
As you and I read and re-read and read again Paul’s exquisite ode to love, we need to add a humble prayer and fervent zeal to fill our lives, in every possible way, with that love!
1 Cor 12: 31 – 13: 13/ Ps 32(33): 2-3. 4-5. 12 and 22/ Lk 7: 31-35
From today’s readings: “Strive eagerly for the greatest spiritual gifts.... May Your kindness, O LORD, be upon us who have put our hope in You.... Wisdom is vindicated by all her children....”
Love!
Paul’s reflection about the nature of love is one of the most familiar passages in all his works, if only because these verses are so often read at weddings. And, without a doubt, no marriage can exist without the striving for the multifaceted Christian charity which St. Paul extolls as the “greatest.”
But, it should also be clear that the love Paul writes about is not something limited to sacred spousal relationships, for along with faith and hope, true selfless love is fundamental to Christian life. In fact, as Paul explains, even a faith strong enough to move mountains, if such a faith could exist without love, would be utterly worthless!
As you and I read and re-read and read again Paul’s exquisite ode to love, we need to add a humble prayer and fervent zeal to fill our lives, in every possible way, with that love!
posted by FrPitstick | 9/16/2008
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