On the Basis of Love
“Faith without action is dead.” It is really true that if we don’t work out what we firmly believe it is useless. Faith in action is sometimes perceived as a faith being developed in order to make it known. But let us look on the perspective of what is action referred to by the faith itself in the scenario. For me, this action is tantamount to love which is the main virtue of all virtues. We cannot do a thing without putting our own selves into it. Yes, there are times when we do a thing without our consent into it but that action is not an action categorized by propagating the kingdom of God but a lukewarm manner which is categorized in propagating the kingdom of the world. In addition, the perception of people towards this action is too narrow because they jump into a conclusion that action is just as it is (with labor) but action categorized in Christianity perception is something that is with love in it or something that you put your whole being into it without any grudges. So now, action merely is on the basis of love. But what does it mean when we say that action on the basis of love? In here I have three propositions. (1.)This is an act of reaching out our hands to the fullest. (2.)This is also an act of total denouncement of oneself in the service for others.(3.) And this is an act of filial entrustment to God who alone is above all every thing here on earth and in heaven.

I sighted that this action is an act of reaching out also taking into consideration that it must be to the fullest. For me, when we want to act we must put a certain effort on it. We must extend always our hands to fullest. What does it mean when we say extending arms to the fullest? Again this means that when we act it must be without any hesitation or without any doubt or contradiction. We must be an open person to everyone. So, it must be that when we act or do something we must not be hesitant in the first place. We must dive ourselves into the shoes of the people whom we help into. In addition we must extend our hands to the fullest to them because it is only in it that we find joy. “Let us serve the Lord with joy!”

Secondly, I sighted that in acting we must have this total denouncement of ourselves. Yes it is very true because we can never be effective in reaching out unless we don’t level ourselves to the person we help into. If we are indifferent enough to them we will not be fruitful enough in a sense that we can never mingle with them in an ordinary way or manner. In addition, we must not put a gap to the person we help into because true giving means total denouncement of oneself. So, it is right and fitting to say that we must deny ourselves in order to have the view of essential value of giving which is love.

We could never win the race without putting God first in everything that we do. In our own lives sometimes we forget that God is the main reason of everything. As what I have learned on the proofs of the existence of God, God is referred as the uncaused cause and the unmoved mover. He alone is the reason of everything and the primary promulgator of the many happenings here on earth. So, in reaching out we must put always God in the center of everything for if God is in our works there would be no impossible in it. In addition, we can only have God in our midst if we steadfastly pray for his guidance. Without praying before working it is absolutely of no value.

“If you want to follow me…deny yourselves…take up your cross daily…and follow me.” This is the integral points in order to follow the footsteps of God. This will be the main reasons of love. Action is tantamount to love. So in acting or working out we (1.)must extend our arms to its fullest length, (2.) we must level ourselves to the people whom we helped or simply deny oneself and putting ourselves to the shoes of others(3.) in everything that we do we must put God in the center of everything and we can only do this by calling God’s guidance through prayer.
“Let us serve the Lord with joy!”