God´s Love: The Generosity Of God's Love

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For truly I tell you, whoever gives you a cup o water to drink because you bear the name of Christ will by no means lose the reward. God is generous. I believe that this sentence can characterize one of the important themes present in today’s Liturgy of the Word. But what does it mean that the Almighty is generous and where can we see and experience this dimension of God’s love? I would like to begin this reflection with a personal question: When you hear the sentence: God is generous; what kind of thoughts come to your mind? Where do you experience in your life this generosity? Maybe you feel God’s special blessings in your everyday life, in very small and simple moments of your day. Or, when you consider this characteristic of God you think about his amazing mercy or about his “unconditional love”. God is generous. But actually we should say that he is pure goodness, pure generosity. There is no evil, no selfishness, not even the slightest atom of envy in the heart of God. In the Middle Ages, the philosophers had a phrase that expressed this: bonum diffusivum est sui. This phrase means that goodness naturally spreads itself to others. When we think about the sun and the stars, it is their nature to shine, to spread light and warmth; that’s just …show more content…

And as Jesus says that the slightest good deed done for him or for his Kingdom will not go unrewarded - even if it 's only giving a glass of water to someone who is thirsty. I would like to invite you to think what that means. I believe that it means that every act of forgiveness, every piece of clothing given to the poor; every kind letter or visit paid to someone who was sick, in prison, or alone; every prayer offered up for those in need; every donation to a worthy cause; every word of comfort, instruction, and guidance; every single action that we perform in our Christian efforts to love God and neighbor is noticed, remembered, and delighted in by our Lord Jesus

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