Matthew 22: 37-39
September 29, 2023
FEAST OF ST. JEROME, PRIEST AND DOCTOR OF THE CHURCH – 30th SEPTEMBER
September 30, 2023
THE 29TH OF SEPTEMBER
ONLY BY KNOWING THE MAGNITUDE OF CHRIST’S LOVE WE CAN BE FILLED WITH ALL THE FULLNESS OF GOD
That you, being rooted and grounded in love, may be able to comprehend with all the saints what is the width and length and depth and height— to know the love of Christ which passes knowledge; that you may be filled with all the fullness of God. – Ephesians 3:17b-19
Only while we are deeply rooted and securely grounded in love, can we begin to fully understand the dimensions of Christ’s love and even then, we can do it only with the help of the Holy Spirit. To be able to understand all the aspects of Christ’s love, we need to be a part of a group of sincerely, devoted Christians and to taste the manifested love for one another. There is no dimension that is left uncovered by Christ’s love.
There is no place where Christ’s love cannot reach us. The more we pray for God to reveal and get us to fully experience the endless and perfect love of Jesus, the more we will understand and receive it. We need God’s help to comprehend Christ’s love, as it is far beyond the human capacity of knowledge without experiencing it.
We can receive Christ’s love only in the measure that we understand it and we continue to receive more of it as we grow in the understanding of it. There might be “rooms” in our hearts where we store old unhealed wounds that cannot be filled with Christ’s love unless we empty them first. Only the Holy Spirit can help us to free those rooms and heal our wounds, if we ask Him. Only after that can we experience the fullest of God’s presence, being filled with God Himself.
SUGGESTED PRAYER
Heavenly Father, please help me to be rooted and securely grounded in Your love so that I may fully understand the dimensions of Your perfect love for me. Please give me more brothers and sisters in Christ so that we may experience together Your manifested love among us. I find so much comfort in the truth that there is no place where Your love cannot reach me. Please help me address and heal my past wounds and cleanse my heart so that You may fill it with Christ’s love, to experience the fullest of Your presence. In the Name of Jesus. Amen.
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