Leviticus 19:1-2, 11-18 / Matthew 25:31-46
One of the most profound revelations of the Bible is in the Book of Genesis.
In the act of creation, God created man in His own image.
So man is created with love of God and in the love of God.
Yet that profound revelation is also met with a grave contradiction.
The very Book of Genesis which contains that revelation, also has man disobeying God.
In disobeying God, man has also denied and disfigured that image of God in himself.
The result is that in the history of mankind, man has gone against God and gone against each other.
Jesus came to restore that image of God in man.
In the gospel parable, Jesus taught that whatever is done to another person is done to Him.
The season of Lent with its emphasis on prayer and penance is to help us realise that.
When we can see God in the other person, then anything that we do to that person will be done with love and in love.