LISTEN. . . "The kingdom of God is not coming with things that can be observed; nor will they say, "Look here it is!" or "There it is!" For, in fact, the kingdom of God is among you." (Luke 17:20-21)
CONSIDER. . . Jesus invited people then and not to see the world in a whole new way, through different eyes. As we let this love have its way with our personal and communal life, we begin to enter, here and now on earth, the realm of God's active grace, what he called God's kingdom.
Jesus invites us to love each other and all earth's creation with heaven's love. The love Jesus received and gave is not only warm and comforting but challenging and purifying for the human heart.
To see the world through the eyes of God's love, Jesus calls us to "go beyond our present state of mind", to repent. This is the first challenge of the Good News. Love is at its core, our affirming response to the goodness of life itself, our yes to existence.
SO WHAT. . .When we love (and live) the way Jesus calls us to love, we see both the good and evil in people but love the good; to see both the excellent and mediocre but to encourage the excellent; to see the wellness and the sickness and to strengthen the wellness. Before all else, love is the capacity to see everyone and everything as interconnected and as God sees it. What, in your experience, indicates God's love for the world? for others? and for you?
PRAYER. . . Loving God, our sensibilities are so dulled by the world we live in, awaken us to the Kingdom of God that is in our midst. Unmask our blindness and resistance beginning with our interactions with those closest to us, help us to see with your eyes and to love all.
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