Love Chronicles #2

Our college teachers usually open the class with a prayer. But theology teachers are different. They open the class with a prayer, but they also close it with a prayer. Kailangan yun siguro because of the mere fact that they are theology teachers and its a Catholic School. 

One afternoon, my Theo teacher closed the prayer with the shortest prayer I heard. After the usual sign of the cross, she prayed: "God of Love, teach us to love, Amen", then the sign of the cross again. It was short. I don't understand it. I know that length is irrelevant but I grew up in a lengthy-praying family. My mom is a prayerful woman. She prays for ages. So, the 7 word prayer is new to me. She got our attention because of the shortness of the prayer, but not really what the prayer means. I was 15. 

After 8 years, the memory of that Theology class and the prayer came back to me. I realized that its not just a 7 word prayer but its a 7 word prayer that we all need to pray. Loving is freakin' hard. It's never an easy task. It's a sacrifice. Gaya nga ng Love Chronicles #1, one takes to be awkward to love.  We are given the power to love, but we are incapable to express it for we think that its just an idea. Love hurts. Love entails hardship. Love is sacrifice. We need God to help us love. His love is the perfect example of love. 

God of love, teach us to love. 

Amen.