Ephesians 5:21-33 / Luke 13:18-21

Jesus was a great preacher of the Kingdom of God. He strove to help the people of His time understand what the Kingdom of God was and to see It growing among them. 

One resource that Jesus used a lot was parables, that is, short stories in simple language, understood by everyone, talking about elements of nature and everyday stories. 

In today's Gospel, according to Luke, Jesus speaks of mustard seeds, gardens, trees, branches, birds, nests; he speaks of yeast, flour. 

He uses this language to help the people of His time understand the dynamics of the Kingdom of God, that is, that It is initially small and fragile and that It gradually becomes stronger and spreads everywhere. 

Jesus was right! In fact, the Kingdom of God, which began with Him and the Twelve apostles, spread from Israel until It reached the entire world through the Church. 

We must imitate Jesus, on the one hand, by preaching the Kingdom of God to the people of our time and, on the other hand, by using language that is understandable to children and young people, to the humble and educated, in person and through the media, the Internet and social networks.

In today's reading, from Paul's letter to the Ephesians, the apostle speaks about marriage, comparing the relationship between husband and wife to the relationship between Christ and the Church.

Paul is basing his teaching on the commandment to love God and one's neighbor as oneself, that is, those who love themselves are capable of loving others.

Jesus loved Himself and loved the Church, giving His life for Her. And the Church responds to this love of Christ with respect and self-giving.

This is how it should be in marriage: the husband who loves himself is capable of loving his wife, giving his life for her. And the wife must respond to this love of her husband with respect and self-giving.

We must pray for married people, so that they may be happy fulfilling the conjugal commitments they made before the altar of the Lord, praying especially for couples in crisis.

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