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September 24, 2020Great souls can’t stop from giving of themselves to others
Truly generous people give out of love. Love is best fed on a steady Eucharistic diet since we ultimately become what we eat, a loving and generous Christ.
Being Jesus Christ for others comes naturally to those on a consistent diet of prayer and the sacraments, especially the Eucharist. Eucharistic people will live out the Gospel mandate: “Without cost you have received; without cost you are to give” (Mt. 10, 8).
Generosity and love, born from the Eucharist, keeps us joyful and young. It focuses our attention on others who are in need and awakens our desire to find ways to alleviate others’ pain and sorrow because we begin to see others as part of Christ and part of us and never separate from us: “Amen, I say to you, whatever you did for one of these least brothers of mine, you did for me” (Mt. 25, 40).
Whatever act of love, generosity or charity that is born from our hearts filled with the living Christ in the Eucharist will be gifts we are returning to Lord himself present in those in need since he is present in each one of them.
God is generous with us, he loves us. But, God’s generosity is not just a gift, it is a lesson to be repeated, mimicked and shared beginning with those most in need. Our sacrifices, our loving generosity, for God and our brothers and sisters is what the lord teaches us to do on Calvary and in the Eucharist. Crucifixion and the gift of his Body and Blood, Soul and Divinity under the appearances of bread and wine, are inseparable and the loving generosity, the giving of oneself represented in both, are a way of life for those devoted to the Eucharist.
May we never forget that no one can outdo God’s loving generosity. The Lord will bless beyond our wildest imaginations all that live this Eucharistic love and generosity: “Amen, I say to you, there is no one who has given up house or wife or brothers or parents or children for the sake of the kingdom of God who will not receive back an overabundant return in this present age and eternal life in the age to come” (Lk 18, 28-30).
So, I invite you, as you enjoy being fed with the Eucharist to give thanks and after Mass visit our Lord once more and say: “Thank you Jesus for your love and generosity. I see it in your crucifixion and I see it in the Eucharist. Help me find ways to do the same and be more generous and loving with others around me, especially those most in need. Amen.”