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Daily Reflections

Friday, 23^rd June 2017,

Eleventh Week in Ordinary Time

Solemnity of the Sacred Heart of Jesus

Deut 7: 6-11;

Ps 103: 1-4;

1 Jn 4: 7-16;

Mt 11: 25-30

HEART BURNING WITH LOVE!

“This is love: not that we loved God but that he first loved us and sent his Son as an atoning sacrifice for our sins” (1 Jn 4: 10). The feast of the Sacred Heart of Jesus is the celebration of the ‘salvific love’ of our God. The God who loved us so much that he gave his only Son as an offering for the world. This love of God is symbolized through the heart of the incarnated Son of God. The word ‘heart’ stands for the ‘love’ of a person. Therefore people say; “I love you with all my heart”.

The Sacred Heart of Jesus is exactly what we need to know, experience and receive in our lives today. His heart which was pierced by the lance and from which flowed blood and water, is the sign, symbol and source of the burning love of His very soul. He held nothing back which is symbolized by the pouring forth of the last drop of this blood and water from His Heart as He lay there dead on the Cross. He held nothing back. We need to realize that Jesus continues to give us everything if we are willing to receive it. And as we celebrate the feast of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, the Church invites us to reflect on the love of God which is manifested to us, in the person of his Son Jesus Christ.

It is God who chose Israel to be his people. He consecrated them and chose them out of many other nations. Not because of their power or strength, but rather only because of his love for them. This is what Moses is teaching the people of Israel. He is reminding them of the great love of God for them. God’s love for his people is infinite and unconditional. He always loved his people and loves them despite their defects and shortcomings. Thus when humanity was caught up in sin he offered his only son for them. We have to experience this love so that we may understand it, and only then can we love him with all our heart and mind.

Let us spend time, reflecting on today’s readings and immerse ourselves into God’s infinite love for us. Let His love transform and fill us, and enabled us to show that love to others.

Prayer: Sacred Heart of Jesus, have mercy on us. I thank You, dear Lord, for giving all to me. You held nothing back from me and You continue to pour out Your life for my good and for the good of the whole world. May I receive all You give to me and hold nothing back from You. Jesus, I trust in You. Amen.