Saint Augustine, Bishop, Doctor
Monday of week 21 in Ordinary Time
First reading – 1 John 4:7-16
“let us love one another since love comes from God and everyone who loves is begotten by God and knows God”. The most important message we must understand is that “love comes from God”. We use the word “love” without considering this aspect of love. The origin of “love” is in God. Only when we understand this aspect of love, we can come to the real understanding that “God is love”. We want to love others. Bu the point of loving is that in order to love, we must acknowledge the divine origin of love and the divine essence of love. That is why, St. John says that, “God is love
and anyone who lives in love lives in God, and God lives in him”. It has enormous consequences. We must love everyone. We must live in love. This is an aspiration. Let’s reflect: How much can I love?
Monday 28 August
