Good morning good people, May the Lord give you peace and blessings in the Holy Spirit. It is 05th November 2025. We celebrate the commemoration of deceased clergy and religious of the Vicariate. We reflect on Romans 13:8-10 and Luke 14:25-33.
Where are we in warm, or storm or harm-filled love?
A young, tender plant once looked up to a towering tree and whispered, “How did you grow up so tall, so strong, so unshakable?” The great tree replied with just one word— “It’s Storms.”
When we were young, we were pampered and filled with warm and caring love and growing up by storms of life and now most of us could spill and spit a harm to others.
We are indebted to each other in love. Love cannot be repaid with anything else but love itself. The complements of love overcome the concessions of selfishness. When we link ourselves to others through love, the strings of the commandments no longer feel burdensome.
The source and resource of life is love. When that source is contaminated or dried up, coming closer to one another and to God becomes impossible. The law makes sense only when we truly love one another. “Owe no one anything, except to love one another; for the one who loves another has fulfilled the law.” (Rom. 13:8)
A loveless life is meaningless to the core. True and committed love happens in the pool of honesty and truth, not in the rivers of lies. St. Paul invites us to live this mutual love to experience God’s own love. Love is not merely a choice but both a privilege and an obligation of being human.
There is no logic or mathematics in love—love is illogical and boundless. Calculative love leads only to selfishness and lust. Where there is love, there is respect and acceptance in abundance, without even the slightest judgment on another’s behaviour. Love breeds respect and flourishes in an environment of truth. Beyond the letters of love, the spirit of love lives and connects.
The responsorial psalm prays, “Happy the person who takes pity and lends.” (Ps. 111:5)
In the Gospel, Jesus invites us to be His committed followers. True commitment requires letting go of personal comforts and a willingness to endure inconvenience for the sake of the One in whom we have placed all our hope and trust. To be a member of the Kingdom of God is not easy. Anyone can accept Christ’s invitation, but responding to Him demands the courage to love fully.
We cannot love others more than we love God. Love is not a burden but a blessing when it is done with warmth and affection. Our love for God must extend beyond those who are closest to us. The cost of discipleship is to love God above all else and to face the challenges and demands of life without complaint.
May the Lord grant us the courage to always love Him sincerely and honestly.
May you have a good day.