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Lord My Chef Daily Recipe for the Soul, 28 August 2025 Thursday, Memorial of St. Augustine, Bishop & Doctor of the Church 1 Thessalonians 3:7-13 <*((((>< + ><))))*> Matthew 24:42-51
Praise and glory to you, Lord Jesus Christ as you continue to touch us, comfort us, and inspire us with the words of St. Paul to the Thessalonians; yesterday he addressed them like a father encouraging them his children in faith; today he referred to them as "brothers and sisters" to "increase and abound in love".
Now may God himself, our Father, and our Lord Jesus direct our way to you, and may the Lord make you increase and abound in love for one another and for all, just as we have for you, so as to strengthen your hearts, to be blameless in holiness before our God and Father at the coming of our Lord Jesus with all his holy ones. Amen. (1Thessalonians 3:11-13)
What a beautiful lesson about our relationships as a community of your believers and followers, of how we must regard one another as children with love and care of a parent, respect and goodwill as brothers and sisters! Most of all, of wishing everyone to "increase and abound in love for one another"! This is something we rarely hear these days, wishing others to increase and abound in love for one another; all we hear are prayers and wishes for more material blessings not realizing the superiority of love above all gifts; to pray to increase and abound in love is the noblest prayer we can offer for anyone because it means to be holy, to be closest to God, to be like Christ; to increase and abound in love is exactly what St. Augustine, our saint today, preached, "Love and do what you will."
Like St. Augustine, let our love increase and abound so that we do nothing to displease you Lord and our neighbors; increase and abound us in love, Jesus so we may be transformed in you. Amen. Fr. Nicanor F. Lalog II Our Lady of Fatima University Valenzuela City ([email protected])
