"Owe no one anything, except to love one another; for he who loves his neighbour has fulfilled the law." (Romans 13:8)
That ancient Latin aphorism "amor vincit omnia" - Love conquers all; was written on the bracelet worn by the Prioress in Chaucer's The Canterbury Tales, originally from Virgil's Eclogues X, 69. The message was an invitation to surrender to love (... et nos cedamus amori).
But the pertinent question is, what type of love are we to surrender to? Is it conditional love? Love for beauty or ashes? Amidst all these desire for love, "love for ashes" conquers, for there is no beauty in it, nothing attracts. If we love without attraction it will lead to "genuine love" which no price can buy.
St. Paul in addressing the Church in Rome invited us to real love, that which is in God saying:
"Owe no one anything, except to love one another; for he who loves his neighbour has fulfilled the law." (Romans 13)
Beloved friends let the love of Christ urges us on, let it compel us to love beyond measure.
Finally, let us be reminded that true love has no ambition to seek anything for itself. It is like a candle which burnt to dispel darkness for others - a life of sacrifice. Keep in mind, that God is love, he who dwells in love dwells in God, and God in Him.
Peace! Be with you.
Fada PIUSRALPH prays for you
Let us pray
Almighty and ever living God, Your love upon is beyond our imagination. It baffles us, as You do not look at our frailty may we love without count but with sincerity of heart. Through Christ our Lord. Amen.
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