Sunday 23 October

Thirtieth Week Ordinary Time

Exodus 22:20-26, Ps.18, 1Thess.1:5-10,
Matthew 22:34-40

Covenant of love

Love is not a feeling but a faithful relationship with God. The prophet is a person who knows that everything in life hangs on this covenant of love. Today is a good day to look at the command to love myself. That means spending more time in prayer. It means a commitment to acknowledge that God loves my weaknesses. It means strengthening my love of God with fibres of rightful self-love.