Old Mcdonald had a farm, and on that farm he had a chicken. He asked the chicken if she loved him. The chicken said yes. Then old Mcdonald said prove it. The chicken said, “Here are my eggs. They are all yours.” Old Mcdonald said, “Indeed you love me.” Old Mcdonald had also a cow. He asked the cow if she loved him. The cow said yes. Then old Mcdonald said prove it. The cow said, “I have milk. It is all yours.”Old Mcdonald said, “Indeed you love me.” Old Mcdonald had also a pig. He asked the pig if she loved him. The pig said yes. Then old Mcdonald said prove it. The pig said, “I neither have eggs nor milk to give you. Let me give you myself, take my life. I am all yours.” Old Mcdonald said, “Indeed you love me the most.”
Human as we are, we usually look for an evidence to prove one’s love. We know how easy it is to say I love you but it takes so much difficulty to show it through our actions. We cannot just simply fake love by using kind words. When we love, we learn to express it by giving up ourselves for the sake of others. In our Gospel, we learn that God is love. But His love is not an abstract thing which is hard to grasp at. He manifests His love not only by giving up Himself but also by sending us His only Son –For God so loved the world that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life. God is willing to go down in order to raise us up. If this is how God has loved us, are we not thankful of Him? God has loved us and if we also love Him we have to show it in our actions. The proof of our love is evidenced by loving others. If God sent His Son not to condemn us, so must we not condemn others. As God has loved us, we too can give up ourselves for others to show what it means to love and being loved.
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