Today's readings are here: http://www.usccb.org/bible/readings/012212.cfm
In today's Gospel, Jesus begins to preach the good news of the Kingdom of God, and calls four of the twelve disciples.
There is a sense in which the Kingdom of God is Christ himself, so when he says the Kingdom of God has come near, he means that he has come near. Through our baptism, and many ways every day, Christ, in his great love for us, has come near us. He longs for our love and wants to make us loving like himself, which will make us true human beings and bring us the happiness we so desire.
So, what specific thing or things in our lives keeps us from fully opening ourselves to the love of Christ? If it is something inherently sinful, then, by God's grace, we need to repent of it and abstain from it. If it is something that is not inherently sinful, then we either need to back off of it and enjoy it in moderation, or we need to eliminate it entirely from our lives if it is something we cannot love in moderation. God will give us the wisdom to know the difference.
The truth is, nothing and nobody will ever love us like Jesus. For us either to eliminate something totally from our lives, or to cut back on it, is well worth it in light of the deeper relationship with Christ, and the betterment of ourselves, we will gain.
May Christ, who comes near us every day with his loving presence, give us the wisdom and strength to open our hearts completely to him.
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