The poem on love which is contained in the texts today from
the Roman Catholic Lectionary is very often used at weddings. Friar JudeWinkler comments that it was likely borrowed from a non Pauline author because
of the differences in style and vocabulary from the rest of the Letter to the
Corinthians. It is a powerful meditation on the power of Love. It hopefully
generates thanksgiving for the gift of love that we have experienced in our
lives. The recipient of love can be overwhelmed by the realization that the
Other, human or Divine, is putting our well being, our happiness, our mourning
and our temporal spiritual and emotional needs in the forefront of their
action. The commitment of the newlywed to live up to the characteristics of
love in patience, kindness, forgiveness and fidelity is a powerful promise but
life in a long term relationship of love is an overpowering witness to the real
mystery of this Gift from God which conquers all and endures all. The child
like faith to which Paul refers is attractive and in the innocent ones it
shines radiantly. As the people move in worship, in particular to the
Eucharistic meal, we have the opportunity to reflect on Love which has
sustained and continues to animate lives. The faithful believer shows the peace
and joy of a lifetime experience of the Transcendent which has converted
sickness to health, isolation to communion, rashness to patience, fear to
faith, and anger to understanding. The observation of Jesus in the Gospel of
Luke today may be appropriate to the fickle and those who have yet to know
depth in love. The Wisdom that comes with awe at the greatest gift at work in
people is the consolation of the believer.
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