When God created us in Adam and Eve, he already knew from
all eternity what was going to happen—that we are going to be
unfaithful to him. But that did not stop him from creating us. He
proceeded to create us and to launch the work of redemption that was
going to be costly and bloody.
Try to imagine the immensity of that love when we consider
that God himself has to become man and to offer his life on the cross
for our salvation. And we are told that he did not come to condemn us
but to save. He does not take delight in the death of the wicked. He
will do everything to bring us back to him.
Who would not be intoxicated by this kind of love that is
lavished on us? It would be very easy to say, I can commit sin anytime
since I will be forgiven and saved anyway. I have the assurance for
that. All I have to do is to show some signs of repentance.
Well, that’s how it is! We can always get spoiled by God’s
tremendous love for us. But if we truly love him from our heart, we
would try our best not to commit sin even if we can and be assured of
forgiveness. We should be just like God who keeps his love for us in
spite of our infidelities.
That, I think, is the best manifestation of love. It’s when
we continue to be faithful even if we can be unfaithful and there
would be no big problem about that, since God will always be
forgiving. It’s when we choose not to be spoiled by God’s love when we
have every chance to get spoiled that we can show our true love.
It is this love that is not contented with fulfilling the
minimum requirements of love. It goes all the way. It will always be
generous and magnanimous. This is the love that truly reflects God’s
love.
This is the kind of love that we should all be aiming at.
It’s a tall order, alright, but it’s also very possible and
practicable.
This is the kind of love that Christ has shown us. It’s
also the kind of love that was reflected in the life of Our Lady who
remained immaculate when she could have every reason to get angry and
to hate, considering that her son was executed in the most unjust way.
This kind of love will definitely require grace and an
all-out effort on our part. But it is all worthwhile. We should just
try our best to develop this kind of love. Everyday, we will always
have the chance to develop this love, one step at a time.
We have to
learn to be patient and forgiving, not to be scandalized by the evil
and sins around.
We have to learn to handle temptations and the stirrings of
our own weaknesses. We have to learn to fill our mind and heart with
good thoughts and desires, keeping them so even in the midst of
challenges, trials, resistance, etc.
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