This
idea of love hit me hard during our three days reflection before the feast our
founder Bl. Joseph Allamano. In his sharing, Fr. Lorenzo Gomez put it clearly
on the types of love that we have. In our family backgrounds, the love
expressed to each other is filial, while that shown by people who are in love
is heroes. As Christians, we love God dearly and this is the Agape. He went
further and gave an example of Agape type of love, whereby a doctor gave his
life to be tortured in the gas chamber at the expense of the children who could
have undergone the same. It was a powerful experience we should learn for the
sake of our faith.
During
this Lenten period, it is time that we are called to fast and participate in
alms giving for our brothers and sisters who have nothing and are suffering.
Time to express our love to our neighbors and feel the experience they go
through.
It
is quite unfortunate that the love we had for one another is no more. Remember the
clothes that we used to share whenever a journey arose, the salt we borrowed
from one another with a lot of trust. Does it mean that the trust is no more?.
During this Lenten period in alms giving, people will be giving out the clothes
that are worn out or the ones that are not liked. Where is the love if you dare
give me an old clothe?, or that bad shirt that you don’t need?
People
of God, love is diverse and it starts on the small things that we do to other
people. Let us see the image of God in the other and appreciate by doing good
and being good to others. Opening up to this kind of reality of love, all sorts
of bad things; violence, crime, hatred, envy etc will be past tense in our
country Kenya. Let’s all choose peace through LOVE. Blessed Lenten season.
Mwalimu
Edgar Makori
eddynya27@yahoo.com
