From the Gospel according to Matthew
Mt 5:17-19

Jesus said to his disciples:
“Do not think that I have come to abolish the law or the prophets.
I have come not to abolish but to fulfill.
Amen, I say to you, until heaven and earth pass away,
not the smallest letter or the smallest part of a letter
will pass from the law,
until all things have taken place.
Therefore, whoever breaks one of the least of these commandments
and teaches others to do so
will be called least in the Kingdom of heaven.
But whoever obeys and teaches these commandments
will be called greatest in the Kingdom of heaven.”

Being Extraordinary Even in the Small Things

The law of love must prevail, and there can be no compromises in this. Do I love or do I not love? That is the question in every action, every word, every thought, every desire: *With this, am I loving you or not?*

Applied to Married Life:  

Román: In our last conflict, I was blaming you because you were the one who first asked for a solution to my attitudes that make your daily life difficult. But then I realized that my reaction was defensive, and I ended up making you the cause of all the difficulties you experience. That is not love, so I ask for your forgiveness.  

Carla: I also ask for your forgiveness because, in that moment, I wasn’t seeking your good but my own—at the cost of complaining about you. And that is not love. So, I sincerely ask for your forgiveness as well.  

Román: I forgive you.  

Carla: I forgive you. This is love, isn’t it?  

Román: This is love. Will you give me a kiss? That is love too.

Mother,  

God asks us to love even in the smallest things so that we may be extraordinary. He truly knows what we need. Praise be to Him.