Wednesday of week 31 in Ordinary Time
First reading – Romans 13:8-10
“All the commandments: You shall not commit adultery, you shall not kill, you shall not steal, you shall not covet, and so on, are summed up in this single command: You must love your neighbour as yourself”. This is the single command that we should follow. St. Paul explains this command of loving by an interesting concept. The concept of being in debt. He says, “Avoid getting into debt, except the debt of mutual love”. Get into the debt of mutual love means you love each other always more than the other. So that both are always in debt to each other. And how do you pay off your debts. Again the word of God says, “If you love your fellow men you have carried out your obligations”. You clear off your debts by loving. So, loving each other becomes an unending cycle of acts of love. And this is always good. St. Paul says, “Love is the one thing that cannot hurt your neighbour”. Therefore, keep loving. Let’s reflect: Am I loving enough to be in the debt of mutual love?
Wednesday 8 November
