Yes, Lord! You know that I love You!
Sometimes I wonder if the Lord really knows that I love Him. Sometimes I wonder if I actually do things that say, “Lord, I love You”. I’m weak and I fall often. Surely the Lord doesn’t feel loved there. But I think the Lord isn’t quite after perfection as much as He’s after (or desiring) us as we are.
When Jesus asked Simon if He loved him, I think He was reminding all of us that the Lord wants our love first and foremost. The best way to love Him is by doing His will. His will for us is to live out our lives and do ordinary things extraordinarily well (as St. Don Bosco would say).
If you’re having a challenging time loving Jesus faithfully as He deserves like I am, we can ask our Mother Mary to help us as we pray:
Take, Lord, and receive all my liberty,
my memory, my understanding,
and my entire will,
All I have and call my own.You have given all to me.
To you, Lord, I return it.Everything is yours; do with it what you will.
Give me only your love and your grace,
that is enough for me.