DAILY CONTEMPLATION

June 29, 2026 ~ Paone 22, 1742

The text, “God so loved the world,” (Jn 3:16) shows such an intensity of love.
For great indeed and infinite is the distance between the two.
The immortal, the infinite Majesty, without beginning or end, loved those who were but dust and ashes,
who were loaded with ten thousand sins but remained ungrateful even as they constantly offended Him.
This is who He “loved.”
For God did not give a servant, or an angel or even an archangel, but “His only begotten Son.”
And yet no one would show such anxiety even for his own child
as God did for His ungrateful servants…
He laid down His life for us and poured forth His precious blood for our sakes—
even though there is nothing good in us—
while we do not even pour out our money for our own sake
and neglect Him who died for us when He is naked and a stranger…
We put gold necklaces on ourselves and even on our pets
but neglect our Lord [in the poor] who goes about naked and passes from door to door…
He gladly goes hungry so that you may be fed, naked so that He may provide you
with the materials for a garment of incorruption,
yet we will not even give up any of our own food or clothing for Him
St. John Chrysostom