We continue reflecting
on Bishop Giaquinta’s Gospel of Maximum
love today with the remainder of the paragraph that was quoted in day 1:
“The absurd consequence (of being the cause of
others finding Christ’s message alienating or repulsive – this portion added by
me not a direct quote) has been that Christian truths, mutilated in their
essence, concern, and relationship with Christ, have been taken over in
distorted form by various non Christian philosophies and political parties”
This statement to me is full
of truth, too often I, and many others I am sure, have been hesitant in mentioning Christ as
the reason for our hope and the purpose
for our lives. I believe everyone at
his/her core is searching for something to believe in, and without being in
relationship with Christ, there are multiple other persons/groups that seek to
fill the void. If we truly love Christ
as we say we do, this should break our hearts.
I know these words as I write them are coming from the Holy Spirit. God, Father Son and Holy Spirit, longs more
deeply than we can imagine for everyone
to know His love for them.
Dear Jesus, give me the
courage on this day to mention You and my relationship with You to one person who needs to hear of your love. Show me who that person is and what I should
say. I trust that you will do this with
all my heart.
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