Where is your love? Bible asks the question, “Where is your brother?” (Genesis 4:9-12). We may have ministries, programmes, we preach and promote love and generosity, etc. but people see only us, our institutions, our programmes, or what is promoted or made visible is only our own selves. God again asks, ‘where is your brother?” as Jesus says about the last judgement, my brother remains still hungry, still thirsty, still a stranger, still naked, still sick, still in prison (Matthew 25: 31-46). Here is something truly challenging from (attributed to) William Shakespeare, “You say you love rain, but you open the umbrella, you say you love the sun, but you search for shadows, you say you love the wind, but you close the windows. This is why I am afraid, you say you love me too.” Look back to our lives: we say we love God, we say, we love our brothers and sisters.
I recently heard this question being asked by a writer, “when you go back from life, if you are allowed to take one memory with you, what would that be?” Your degrees, your ranks, and the size of your wealth may not find place there; even the memory of your good looks, physical strength, or your IQ may not be there. Your font memories would be moments that brought you happiness through acts of compassion, inclusivity, and moments of love and being loved. That would be a moment that you showed some grit and courage to love, show up, speak up, and hold your brother or sister up, hold the other up.
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