Love – Homily for January 29th
Saint Paul
in our 2nd reading today gives us an examination of conscience about
whether we have true love in our heart for God and also our neighbor
1) “Love is
patient” – are you patient? We live in a
world that is going faster and faster each day, which is a temptation to be
inpatient. Do I drive patiently? Do I wait in line patiently? Am I patient with my children? With my spouse?
2) “love is
kind” – Am I kind? There is a sign I’ve
seen over the years that says “Just be kind”
But saint Paul teaches that there is more to it than JUST being kind,
but kindness is an aspect of Love. Are
you kind to those you meet for the first time… but also are you kind to your
children, your family, and those that you have known for a long time? So often it is easy to take for granted those
whom we have known for a long time.
3) “Love is not jealous” – are you jealous of anyone? Jealousy is one of the seven deadly sins
4) “Love is
not pompous, and it is not inflated” – pomposity is the deadly sin of pride
5) “Love is
not rude” – are we rude to each other?
Social media and the anonymity have caused a seemingly 2,000 percent
increase in rudeness – are we part of that?
6) “Love does not seek its own interests” – Do you put your needs first, or do
you put your neighbors needs above your needs?
7) “Love is not quick-tempered” – do we blow up at others, either out loud or
in the silence of our heart?
8) “Love does
not brood over injury” – do we do that?
Do we sulk and meditate on the wrongs that have been done to us?
9) “Love does not rejoice over wrongdoing” – what is wrongdoing? We have to first understand and know what
wrongdoing is. There is a moral code
that Christ gives us which is why Saint Paul ends this examination of
conscience with…
10) “Love rejoices
with the truth.” Love rejoices in the
Truth, and Love does not rejoice in lies.
There are a lot of lies being uttered these days…do we spread these lies…do
we believe these lies…or do we rejoice in the Truth?
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