Matthew 5:10
September 26, 2023
MEMORIAL OF SAINT VINCENT DE PAUL, PRIEST – 27th SEPTEMBER
September 27, 2023
THE 26TH OF SEPTEMBER
“AGAPE” LOVE ENDURES AND HOPES FOR THE LOVED ONES
It bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.- 1 Corinthians 13:7
God’s type of love silently endures whatever it must suffer for the sake of others. It takes spiritual maturity and strong faith in Christ to have such love. The “agápē” love is the ultimate enemy of selfishness and it never seeks its own benefit, advantage, honor, or pleasure.
We must not judge others by the way we think, talk and act. We are incapable of agape love in our own nature. Neither do we have all knowledge. Agape love is what we receive through the Holy Spirit, as His fruit. We need to get our own selfish nature out of the way and allow the love of God to manifest in and through us. To do so, we need to realize that those around us are not our clones, but they have their own desires, plans and ways of doing things.
Their ways might be much better than ours or they may get even better results, even if they are different. This mindset can help us to bear and endure all things, as we allow the love that comes from the Holy Spirit to manifest more through us. There is perfect hope in true love, as it trusts God to make things happen, not us.
SUGGESTED PRAYER
Father God, I cannot truly love others, without Your help. Please help me understand Your love, its dimensions and magnitude. You give me so much grace, please help me to offer grace and love to those around me too. Thank You with all my heart for forgiving me, as I have wronged You and others. Please help me endure more of my fellow man and show more mercy and kindness, in the Name of Jesus I pray. Amen
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