1 Thess 4:9-11 / Matthew 25:14-30
There are many important and essential things in life that we already ought to know and observe.
So there are things like health, security, family, integrity, honesty, duty, responsibility, etc.
But as much as they are essential and even fundamental, we also need to be reminded about them.
Because we can take the essential and fundamental for granted, and if we are not reminded, then they may slowly fade away and we might even forget about them.
In the 1st reading, St. Paul says this: As for loving our brothers, there is no need for anyone to write to you about that, since you have learnt from God yourselves to love one another.
Yes, love is so essential and fundamental that we don’t think we need to be reminded.
And hearing it too often might even make it sound casual and ordinary.
Still, every now and then, we have to remind ourselves and also to remind one another of the duty and mission of love.
Love can be understood as a duty, as the gospel parable would express it.
Love is also a mission, as love is the foundation of our Christian lives.
God loves us. Let us love one another in what we do, as well as what we say.
Love does not come to an end. Let us keep reflecting, meditating and witnessing to the power of God’s love.