Difficult day due to weather: cool, damp and raining on a fairly consistent basis. Today is the Feast of St. Luke the Evangelist and writer of the gospel. In the gospel for the Feast, Jesus sends the disciples in pairs. Why two disciples? There is the double commandment of Jesus: love of God and love of neighbor. He sends each of us out to witness to BOTH commands of loving God AND neighbor. You can't have one without the other. Love of God is a given but we must also love neighbor and our neighbor is Everyone. This "pair" of loves go hand on hand. We are always sent into the world to witness to both love of God and neighbor.
Luke's gospel gives us the beautiful parables of the Good Samaritan and Prodigal Son, as well as the Christmas story of Christ's birth. In this gospel Jesus is frequently in moments of deep personal prayer. And eating seems to be a focus throughout Luke. Perhaps we can "eat" our way through Luke , "chewing" on the words and absorbing the message.
These days I am feasting on "bocadillos" or little sandwiches and red licorice. There is a candy store in every village and I have discovered them all. I need to think out the protein situation a bit more carefully.
I continue to pray for you at daily mass. Take care. Buen camino. Padre
Fr. Frank,
ReplyDeleteThanks so much for your updates and inspirations! I am keeping up on your blog and continue to be impressed with how your camio is going. Thanks for the prayers and insights. We are praying for you too. I hope your weather clears up soon.
Love,
Steve and Anmarie
So enjoying your blog, Padre. Chicago has welcomed back rain, so you wouldn't have fared any better here! And as for those candy shops, see if they have chocolate licorice, so good. All is well on the home front. We continue to pray for your fruitful days, safe journeys, and good health.
ReplyDeletePeace,
Geneva
PS My mom is waiting for your return.