Today's Gospel is very brief: only 3 verses. Yet it is a powerful and loving reading. Jesus tells us that He loves us as deeply as His Father loves Him. Think about that for moment. Who are the people you love most deeply: your spouse, your children, your parents or a very good friend?
What does that person mean to me? What are the gifts s/he shares with me? Truly, love is the greatest gift on the face of this earth! If we are not loved or if we believe that we are not loved, we truly are lost and alone. Yet love is something that we often take for granted. And how sad that is. Jesus said: “The greatest gifts are Faith, Hope and Love.”

Can you imagine  life without love?  Can you imagine feeling so unloved?
We human beings were created with a great capacity to love and a need to be loved. The gift is that there are many kinds of love: love of a husband and wife for each other, love of parents for their children, love for our parents, siblings, family members, and neighbours, and friendship and spiritual friendship.
Jesus not only loves us with all His heart, He desires that we also love others deeply. We were created for love and love sustains us.  Hopefully  there are people in  our lives who love us and we in turn love them.  But if,  there should be an occasion when you feel alone and unloved, know this,  that  the Lord will always love us no matter what.  All He  asks is  that  we share that love with others,  and  that whatever the circumstances His love is always with us. 

Today let us  think about the people we love.  What are the gifts they give you? What is the joy they bring into your life? Do they know how much you love and appreciate them and their presence in your life? Today may be a good time to let them know how much they mean to you. They are a gift! And you are blessed!

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