Love is Compassion
Gen 3: 9-24; Mk 8: 1-10
Sts. Cyril and Methodius are pitifully overshadowed today by the celebration of the Valentines Day! However the day and coincidentally, the readings give us an insight into true love.
The first reading tells us what true love is not! The serpent seemed all concerned about the first couple. ..it actually was not! Eve seemed to be eager to give Adam every thing good she had... she actually was not. She was only adding an accomplice to her act of curiosity. Adam seemed all 'obedient' to Eve. .. he actually was not. He was only intent on passing the blame and washing his hands off. That in no way is Love.
The Gospel presents to us the Love in action. The Lord felt compassion for the people. Without their asking he came forward to feed them. He was willing to put at stake all (7 loaves) that they had. This was only symbolic of the real Salvific Love we see in the Lord: God loved us first; God came forward to save us; God did not keep anything back, not even God's only Son! That is Love.
Let the Lord alone be our model in love; a love that gives to the full without reserve or with nothing to receive!
