It is 5th October 2020. We celebrate the memorial of St. Maria Faustina, the Apostle of Divine Mercy.
The readings are from Galatians 1:6-12; and the Gospel from Luke 10:25-37.
We are not mere reporters but the porters of love.
Chesterton pointed out: “There is no such thing as being a gentleman at important moments; it is at unimportant moments that a man is a gentleman.”
Who do we please in our lives? God or people. “If I were still pleasing people, I would not be a servant of Christ.”
The power of the Gospel is life giving. Yet, it is not how much we know the Scripture makes us come closer to God but by coming closer to the suffering humanity.
At times we think that we can do little when we witness overwhelmingly painful situations of life.
Do we hear or listen to the Word of God?
The questions we might be interested asking today like that of the lawyer in the Gospel: “what must I do to inherit eternal lie?”
“Which of the three was a neighbour to the man who was waylaid?”
The answer of Jesus is: “A neighbour is someone who shows compassion to another in need – irrespective of who the helper or the person in need may be.”
We are the Good Samaritan of the day. It is not enough we notice.
Just like the priest and Levite we could just pass by the poor person. We can be religious yet uncharitable and less loving. At times, excuse us due to apathy. We could have a religious reason to excuse ourselves in helping the other.
A Samaritan did everything he could possibly to reach out to the one in need.
The Gospel begins with, “do this, and you will live,” and ends with “Go and do likewise.”
Love of neighbour is something concrete and visible expression of loving God. May we show our love of God in serving the needy. Have a lovely day.