Ephesians 3:14-21 / Luke 12:49-53
Two words that begin with the letter "l" and have four letters each are "like" and "love".
As much as these two words have similarities, they may also have differences.
Usually we would use the word "like" for things. We would say that we like this style of clothing, we like to eat this type of food, we like to use this kind of stationary, etc.
To use the word "love" for things would be a sort of exaggeration, because love is used in an intimate manner for persons.
The 1st reading tells us that with faith in Jesus, we will be planted in love and built on love so that we will be filled with the utter fullness of God.
In other words, God has planted His love in our hearts, and with faith in Jesus, we will grow in the love of God and bear fruits of love.
Where there is love there will be peace. But that doesn't seem to be what Jesus is saying. In fact, He said that He came to bring division.
But the division that Jesus is talking about stems from the love of God that makes us see the difference between people and things.
People were created to be loved. Things were created to be used. The reason why the world is in chaos and divided is because things are being loved and people are being used.
May the love of God empower us to begin a journey towards loving people.