So we just got back from Italian. Everywhere we went, Christians were killed in those places. Those Christians who were killed. All the thousands and thousands of Christians who were martyred for the faith chose to love all those who caused them suffering. They decided to love until the end. In this Sunday’s gospel, Jesus commands very clearly. This is how you are to love that. Love demands something from us, even when we do not want to. It is so easy to love. When it is easy to love, it is so easy to love our family, significant other, and spouse. It is so difficult to love when it is difficult to love. That’s why today, my invitation to all of us is to ask who the people in our lives are that we need to choose to love. That is what it means to be Christian. So go out and choose to love someone today.
This is Spirit Juice. Peace.
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