Taught by God to love one another
From today's readings: "You yourselves have
been taught by God to love one another... The Lord comes to rule the earth with
justice... A man going on a journey called in his servants and entrusted his
possessions to them..."
In an intriguing
statement, Paul asserts that the Thessalonians have been "taught by God to
love one another." When were they taught? How? Jesus had never visited
Thessalonika, so what could Paul be referring to? Perhaps when Paul preached to
the Thessalonians, his words on Christian charity must have struck a resonant
chord - his words must have rang so true in their ears, they must have felt
they had heard it all before...
God teaches us through
Scripture and the Magisterium of the Church. But in accord with these, God also
teaches us through His Word written on our hearts. To be taught by God, you and
I must constantly be listening to Him speaking to us through Scripture, the
Magisterium, and our hearts... Since we have the best Teacher, there's no
excuse for us being slow learners!