Lenten Journey: All we need is Love

"Love is patient; love is kind; love is not envious or boastful or arrogant or rude. It does not insist on its own way; it is not irritable or resentful; it does not rejoice in wrongdoing, but rejoices in the truth. It bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things. Love never ends." 1 Corinthians 13:4-8

Today we have the privilege of being joined by St. Paul (formerly Saul). He will accompany us on our journey for a few days. His conversion story is one of the most powerful stories in the Bible. It shows us that when God sets His eyes on someone, He will do whatever it takes to convince him/her to join Him. St. Paul was very stubborn but God wasn't about to give up on him so easily. If He couldn't convince Him with words, then He threw Him off his horse and blinded him temporarily. God needed Paul and He didn't give up on Him. He also needs you and me. What will it take for God to convince us?

Paul's conversion story

This week Paul will translate for us everything that Jesus came to teach us. We tend to complicate our lives with rules and regulations. But at the end of the day, it's very simple. In order to get to heaven, there is only one formula. We need to love with all our hearts and souls. We need to love God above everything else and we need to love our neighbors more than we love ourselves. If we love, truly love, God who knows the depths of our hearts, will be waiting for us at the end of our journey.