As we continue to reflect on The
Gospel Maximum of Love by Bishop Giaquinta we see his predominant theme of disdain for Christians who do just the
minimum to get by when Christ gave everything He had for us. He writes: “(R)eductionism has been at fault
in undermining true Christianity. It has
been reduced from its true nature of maximum love into an easy and
accommodating spiritual minimalism.
Christianity no longer is lived as a great ideal; it has become a
complex of catalogued obligations, observed with the indispensable minimum to
reach the promised reign of heaven”.
As I read this my first
inclination is to say that I do not fall into this category, that I am very
active in my parish and volunteer much of my time for causes that are loving
and just.
But as I reflect more deeply
I know how little I truly use the multitude of gifts that God has given
me: gifts of time that I would much
rather spend watching a movie than truly sharing love and concern with a
friend, gifts of financial
resources that I would much rather spend
on dinner out than to ever give so much
that I had to deny myself something that I really wanted, gifts of talent that
I would rather use by myself in my own room than with a nursing home full of lonely people who
would truly enjoy an afternoon sing a
long. Maybe there are others who are
experiencing the same conviction that I am as they read these words
Dear Jesus Please help me find and make the
opportunities to truly use my time, talent, and treasure to the maximum. I trust that you will open the doors if I just listen for your
prompting.
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