How can a person always remain patient with others? See Jesus in every person you meet.
It is not a question of looking out for Jesus, to be vigilant to recognize Him when He crosses paths with us. It is a matter of realizing that Jesus is in our neighbor always. Jesus assured us that He is with us always.* Thus, we are called to see Jesus in our neighbor always, and to see Him in everyone we meet.
If we see Jesus in each and every person we meet, we can be patient with everyone we meet. When we meet our neighbor, we can see patience before us. In our neighbor, we encounter Jesus. Since Jesus is the Son of God, and God is love,** and Jesus is love, as He told Saint Faustina, and since love is patient,*** we can come to face patience when we meet our neighbor. Coming to patience, we can choose to welcome that patience into our hearts.
With that patience in us, with love, which is patient, in us, we can be patient with our neighbor. If we remain in Jesus, and if Jesus remains in us,**** we can be patient with our neighbor.
We open our hearts to what we become. When we open our hearts to patience, we become patient. When we open our hearts to love, we become love. Let us open our hearts to Jesus, to patience and love, and become patient and loving. Amen.
* Matthew 28:20
** 1 John 4:8,16
*** 1 Corinthians 13:4
**** John 15:4,6,7,9,10
It is not a question of looking out for Jesus, to be vigilant to recognize Him when He crosses paths with us. It is a matter of realizing that Jesus is in our neighbor always. Jesus assured us that He is with us always.* Thus, we are called to see Jesus in our neighbor always, and to see Him in everyone we meet.
If we see Jesus in each and every person we meet, we can be patient with everyone we meet. When we meet our neighbor, we can see patience before us. In our neighbor, we encounter Jesus. Since Jesus is the Son of God, and God is love,** and Jesus is love, as He told Saint Faustina, and since love is patient,*** we can come to face patience when we meet our neighbor. Coming to patience, we can choose to welcome that patience into our hearts.
With that patience in us, with love, which is patient, in us, we can be patient with our neighbor. If we remain in Jesus, and if Jesus remains in us,**** we can be patient with our neighbor.
We open our hearts to what we become. When we open our hearts to patience, we become patient. When we open our hearts to love, we become love. Let us open our hearts to Jesus, to patience and love, and become patient and loving. Amen.
* Matthew 28:20
** 1 John 4:8,16
*** 1 Corinthians 13:4
**** John 15:4,6,7,9,10
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