August 17, 2025.
“I came to send fire on the earth, and how I wish it were already kindled!But I have a baptism to be baptized with, and how distressed I am till it is accomplished!” (Luke 12, 49-50)
This week’s word of life invites us to forget that tremendous phrase from the Apocalypse, when the envoy of the Lord is addressing the ancient Churches and says to one of them that “it is neither meat nor sin”, adding towards those which are similar to them, the lukewarm, God vomits them. The worst, perhaps, is not to have defects, but to have virtues. This is the worst sin. The ideal would be, certainly, to be irreproachable. But while we try to achieve perfection, let us not forget that this perfection will only exist when we have good works in our hands and not if the only things we have are no evil doings. Not in vain, the worst evil is that of indifference. It is unfortunately the most frequent amongst “good Christians”.
Naturally, the rejection of indifference does not imply for us the obligation to become the resolvers of all the problems of the world. We are not so great. But it does compel us to do what we can, no matter how little it is. This is the only thing that God expects from us, that we do well what we can do. Unfortunately, Catholics frequently appear drowsy, passive, even indifferent to the crisis that the Church is currently suffering, while members of other religions or sects are showing themselves to be enormously diligent and full of enthusiasm. From the perspective of spiritual gratefulness, we must share the sentiments of the Lord and desire, ourselves also, that the world knows Him and loves him, that man realizes the greatness of the divine love and dedicate themselves to doing good works of love of their fellowman to show their thankfulness for what they have received from the Lord.
Intentions: To do all that one can to help thy neighbor. Especially, taking the duties of the apostle, transmitting to others the love of God.