Today we celebrate the concept of the reality of God's love for his human creations! He loved us – all of us – first – before we were created – before we were born – before we could love him back. And when we remember his love, remember his faithfulness, remember his promises – then we can experience the fullness of life: which is his desire for us!
In the first reading we see Moses trying to convince the people that they are precious to God because of his love for them. He led them from the slavery of the land of Egypt – as a prefiguring of Jesus who would lead us from the slavery of the land of sin. He promised to be kind and merciful, provident and nurturing down to the thousandths generation! The one requirement for the people was to follow his commandments that Moses would enjoin on them.
In the second reading St. John once again spells out the contents of the New Law of God – based on God sending his Son to be the physical manifestation of his own expression of personal love for all of us! And not only that – but that personal love-made-flesh gave his own life and poured out his own precious blood from his most sacred and generous heart – so that you and I – and all in the world might have eternal life!
When we invite God the Father and his son Jesus into our lives by LOVING: which is the new commandment of the new law: then we experience the powerful reality of God's presence deep within us; and we can feel ourselves being motivated and empowered to carry out that law of loving one another! Because we have been loved thus first: the more one truly LOVES, the more one is truly LOVED by God – and can identify as a real and authentic member of his family!
In the gospel passage Jesus tells us that we must come to him with our cares and concerns, with our labors and our burdens – and he will give us rest. I am meek and humble of heart. You will find rest with me – for my yoke is easy, my burden is light! This means that from the pierced heart of Jesus flows the life of the Church itself, including most especially the sacramental life of the Church, and among them the most precious of them – the Eucharist – which is the very Body bruised, and Blood outpoured of the Savior of all of humanity! of the Savior of you and me!
When we give him give him our poorness, he gives us his richness! He gives us strength! He gives us kindness! He gives us gentleness! He gives us understanding! He gives us healing! He gives us forgiveness! He gives us JOY!
In the meek, humble, generous and o so loving Sacred Heart of Jesus we find refuge for all of the troubles of life! – and we are in touch with the promise of eternal relief – in the kingdom of God – in our heavenly homeland!
The Lord's kindness is everlasting to those who fear him.
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