Sincere love!

Love is the attribute that best defines who God is. Saint John tells us that: “God is love” (1 John 4:16). Following Jesus, Saint Paul considers love to be the identity of the Christian. It's his life; that’s his strength. After all, it is love that will triumph (1 Corinthians 13:13). This is real love; this love which opens the sky; it is love without hypocrisy. It is this type of love that allows us to flee evil with horror and cling to good. It is love that creates unity, peace, joy, the spirit of sharing, hope, faith and generosity, hospitality, humility and forgiveness. It is this love that finds solutions, possibilities to respond to God’s call to holiness. Love does not look for excuses to avoid serving God and others. Anyone who makes excuses has no love and will not be able to enter the kingdom of God. We can conclude with St Bernard and Richard that: “There is no perfect love, truly worthy of the name, except the love of friendship, by which one loves another person, not for oneself, but for them -even. Self-love only becomes perfect when we love ourselves for God, leaving ourselves, so to speak, to go to God. »

Lord, purify my love!

THANK You Jesus.

Father Georges Roger BIDZOGO SAC