the wicked and the good, and he gives rain to both the just and the unjust. If you love those who love you, what
is special about that? Do not even tax collectors do as much? And if you are friendly only to your friends, what is so
exceptional about that? Do not even the pagans do as much? As for you, be perfect as your heavenly Father is perfect.
Reflection:
Love is not just a response to love. It loves even if it is rejected.
This is heavenly love. It is the evangelization of human love that seeks a
return for the love given, or loving because it is mutually beneficial and
good. That is why the commandment to love is hard. Many of us will take a
lifetime before we can even approach the threshold of heavenly love. May we
work to acquire this love that knows no measure so we can share in God’s very
own essence.
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