11th Week in Ord. Time, Tuesday – 17th June 2025 – 2 Cor 8,1-9; Mt 5,43-48
Living as Father’s Children
Jesus demands a radical form of love because that is how God loves each and every one of his sons and daughters, with no consideration of whether they are good or evil. God is the provider, and He provides good in this way and countless other ways to all people. In loving the enemies and praying for those who persecute, Jesus commands his disciples to imitate God the Father, as earthly sons imitate their fathers. God’s love is absolutely without self-interest. He continues to love and pour forth his gifts even when he is not loved in return. How much the world around us would change if those with whom we came into contact perceived in us a love like that of the heavenly Father. Living our lives as children of heavenly Father is a lofty and challenging model, but one that is capable of transforming lives.
