Does Love Change Everything?

There is a saying that love changes everything. But if our love has not been sincere, can we expect any changes? Surely not. Often our love surrounds and concerned with good and positive things in life. It is easy to love family and friends. We often find hard to love those who do evil and betray us. Because they appear to be negative and less pleasing to us and our life styles. Do we try to reach out to the negative and less appealing things around us and in the society? If we are able to show sincerity in our love towards others, we can surely expect some changes in life and in the society- a change from sorrow to joy, from pride to simplicity, from violence to peace, from bondage to freedom. We are not capable to sincerely love others with our own human strengths and limitations. But with Jesus, who came to this world with the message of peace and love, showed us the way to salvation, has the power to instill in us the true and sincere love, when we unite to Jesus.  

Jesus tells us to love everyone, even our enemies, as He tells us in Mathew 5:44-48, “But now I tell you: love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, so that you may become the children of your Father in heaven. For he makes his sun to shine on bad and good people alike, and gives rain to those who do good and to those who do evil. Why should God reward you if you love only the people who love you? Even the tax collectors do that! And if you speak only to your friends, have done anything out of the ordinary? Even the pagans do that! You must be perfect-just as your Father in heaven is prefect!”

Jesus forgave the sinners and even those who persecuted him. The same Jesus says us to follow him. He is the only way to salvation. If we follow the footsteps of Jesus, we can be assured that Jesus will hold out hands and guide us to the everlasting peace, joy and freedom. But we need to be prepared to love, love unconditionally. We must love like him and dedicate ours

elves to God in every moment of our lives. This dedication will definitely help us to practice that unconditional love, helping us to walk towards being perfect, just as our heavenly Father is perfect. Then we can see that our sincere love transforms ourselves and our society for good.  

God bless!