The texts today from the Roman Catholic Lectionary offer
encouragement to people who are weary of so much conflict in life. The passage
from the First Letter of John focuses our thoughts on Love which is the nature
of God and is the practice of relationships between people which makes God
present to them. Friar Jude Winkler explains how the “world” which this letter
sees as all the worldly behaviour that rejects Jesus is conquered by Love. Our
faith is the trust that this is possible. We cannot be schizophrenic in our
practice of love when we feel it appropriate and other attitudes and actions
for particular people or special cases. The Gospel of Luke tells of the launch
of Jesus public ministry in the synagogue when He reads the description from
the Book of the prophet Isaiah of the anointed one from God who brings peace
and justice through service and Love. He identifies himself as the fulfillment
of this prophesy. The Jubilee Year mentioned by Jesus is, according to Friar
Jude, a time for a radical reordering of justice in the land. Today, we are
overdue for the implementation of jubilee practice. Faith in action invites His
followers to act in jubilee toward all now.
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