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TODAY’S WORD…
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Owe no one anything, except to love one another;
for the one who loves another has fulfilled the law.
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– Romans 13:8 (NRSV)
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REFLECTION…
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Owe no one anything, except to love one another.
This phrase describes precisely how Jesus wants to see us:
indebted to one another in love.
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We must always be conscious
that as Christians we are obliged to love all others.
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We must never stop owing true Christian love to others
– to our parents, to our spouses, to our children;
to our relatives, friends and colleagues;
to all others; to everybody.
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We must never stop owing true Christian love to others,
irrespective of whether we know them personally or not;
of whether they are indifferent towards us or not;
of whether they love us in return or not.
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Remember what Jesus taught us:
“But I say, love your enemies!
[Bless those who curse you.
Do good to those who hate you.]
Pray for those who persecute you!
In that way, you will be acting as true children of your Father in heaven.
For He gives His sunlight to both the evil and the good,
and He sends rain on the just and the unjust alike.” (Mt 5:44-45)
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Remember Jesus on the Cross, who said:
“Father forgive them.”(Lk 23:24)
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Yes, as followers of Christ
we are being called to turn the world upside down;
to do and to act in a way which is the exact opposite of what we find in our world.
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Today and every day,
call to mind especially those who you feel may not love you,
and pray for them
…and ask the Lord for the strength of character to truly love them,
and also ask Him to show you how to genuinely demonstrate such true Christian love.
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REPETITIVE PRAYER FOR TODAY…
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Jesus, as I think of You nailed upon that Cross,
I ask that I will love like You love me – unconditionally.
Please help me, Lord.
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A LAMP TO MY FEET. A LIGHT FOR MY PATH. 