Day 10 - The Love We Give

366 Days of Compassion and God's Promises in the Bible

Apr 01, 2021

The love we give in this life is the only thing that can truly belong to us for eternity

Jesus said to him, “...go, sell what you have, and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come, follow me.” - Matthew 19:21, WEBBE

There are times when we start to ask ourselves, "What is the worth of my life? What do I possess now to prove that something has happened and that my life has not been in vain?"

We then look towards our achievements or our status in life, and we start to compare it with what other people have. More often than not however, this kind of thinking just makes us feel worse. It makes us feel that if we don't have a lot to show, we have not lived well. We feel empty as though nothing good has ever happened in our lives.

But if we start to see things through the lens of eternity, we may start to wonder deeper. What are the things that really matter anyway?

Then a little voice within us seems to say, "Only love".

In the end, the only thing we'd ever regret is not having loved enough. The only thing we lose is the love we held back.

Hold My Hand

Hold my hand in friendship,

while I am still alive.

Come take my hand and walk with me,

along the road of life.

For I don’t want your whispers,

when my ears can no longer hear,

Nor your embrace,

when I can no longer feel.

Let me know you need me,

while I can still extend my hand;

Lest I let the Savior take me,

to a far and blessed land…

God’s Promise for Today

“Can a woman forget her nursing child,
that she should not have compassion on the son of her womb?
Yes, these may forget,
yet I will not forget you!
Behold, I have engraved you on the palms of my hands.
Your walls are continually before me.”
-Isaiah 49:15-16

Saint Quote

“...an instant of pure love is more precious in the eyes of God and the soul, and more profitable to the Church, than all other good works together, though it may seem as if nothing were done.” - St. John of the Cross

Mother Mary

“It was because the saints loved God so much that they succeeded in doing so much for their neighbor. But who ever loved God more than Mary did? At the very first moment of her life, she loved God more than all the angels and saints did in the whole course of their existence. Compared to it, the ardor of the seraphim is like a fresh, gentle breeze. Therefore, since neither angels nor saints surpass Mary in loving God, so no one, after God, loves us or can love us as much as Mary. And if we were to combine all the love that mothers bear their children, all the love of husbands for their wives, all the love of the angels and saints for their devoted clients, all this would not equal Mary's love for a single soul.” - St. Alphonsus Liguori