Peanut butter and jelly – milk and cookies – pizza and beer; some things just go together. Whatever the combination, experienced together a few times, the expectation is that one doesn’t happen without the other.
Consider “Love of God” and “Love of neighbor.” Can we say we love God as we show disdain to our neighbor? Can we love our neighbor without showing the same to God?
Pope Francis not only answers those questions with a resounding “no”, but he also tells us it’s the law:
“What is the law of the People of God? It is the law of love, love for God and love for neighbour according to the new commandment that the Lord left to us (cf. Jn 13:34).”
“It is a love, however, that is not sterile sentimentality or something vague, but the acknowledgment of God as the one Lord of life and, at the same time, the acceptance of the other as my true brother, overcoming division, rivalry, misunderstanding, selfishness; these two things go together.”
“What is this people’s mission? It is to bring the hope and salvation of God to the world: to be a sign of the love of God who calls everyone to friendship with Him; to be the leaven that makes the dough rise, the salt that gives flavor and preserves from corruption, to be a light that enlightens.”
It’s peanut butter jelly time!
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