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Christ when we love our neighbor according to his teachings: Do not despise one of these little ones; blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven; blessed are the merciful, for they shall obtain mercy; every one who isf angry with his brother shall be liable to judgment; every one who looks at a woman lustfully has already committed adultery with her in his heart; let what you say be simply “Yes” or “No”, anything more than this comes from evil; love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you; do unto others what you would have them do unto you.
St. Paul describes love in his letter to the Corinthians. (Chosen by almost every couple for their marriage ceremonies!) He writes that love is patient and kind; it is not jealous or boastful; it is not arrogant or rude; it does not insist on its own way; it is not irritable or resentful. St. Paul adds that love does not rejoice at wrong, but rejoices in the right.
And, finally, he writes that love bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, and endures all things.
This much should be clear. The love Christ commands and St. Paul describes doesn’t “just happen.”
Love often involves difficult choices to be faithful to the teachings of Christ. But the teachings of Christ as we know them, through the authoritative teachings of the Catholic Church, lifts the fog of confusion and directs our attention to the heights of love that appeal to every generation: Greater love than this no man hath that a man lay down his life for his friends.
Father Pokorsky is the priest assigned to St. Peter’s Catholic Church in Washington.
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