09/06/2026
Day 6 Reflection — 1 Corinthians 16:14
“Let all that you do be done in love.” — 1 Corinthians 16:14
The older I become, the more I realize that one of the greatest lessons God has been teaching me throughout my life is simply this:
Love must be at the center of everything.
I haven't always understood that.
There were times in my life when I was hurt deeply. There were experiences that left wounds, questions, and memories that could have easily hardened my heart. There were moments when I was searching for my identity, searching for answers, and trying to understand why certain things had happened to me.
And when you've been hurt, loving isn't always easy.
Forgiving isn't always easy.
But Christ never said love would always be easy. He showed us that love can require sacrifice, mercy, patience, forgiveness, and sometimes the decision to love even when our feelings tell us otherwise.
Through my own journey, I have come to understand that I cannot change what happened yesterday—but I can choose what I carry into tomorrow.
I can carry bitterness.
Or I can carry Christ.
That doesn't mean pretending that painful things didn't happen. It doesn't mean that wrongdoing suddenly becomes acceptable.
It means I refuse to allow the wounds of my past to determine the condition of my heart today.
I give them to God.
My return to a deeper relationship with Christ has taught me that love isn't simply something we speak about. Love must become something we live.
It is in the way we speak to someone.
The way we forgive.
The way we serve.
The way we pray for another person.
The way we respond when someone disappoints us.
And sometimes, love is simply choosing kindness when we could have chosen anger.
Today, as I pray the Rosary, write about my journey, and try to encourage others in their relationship with Christ, I understand something I could not have understood during some of the hardest chapters of my life:
God can take what wounded us and transform it into something that helps us love others more deeply.
Some of the very places where I once experienced pain have given me compassion for people who are hurting today.
And perhaps that is part of redemption.
God doesn't waste our story.
He can take our broken places, heal them, and then use them to bring His love to someone else.
So when Scripture tells us,
“Let all that you do be done in love,”
I hear more than a beautiful verse.
I hear a way of life.
Before I speak—let it be done in love.
Before I judge—let me remember love.
Before I respond in anger—let me choose love.
Before I walk away from someone who is hurting—let me show the love of Christ.
Because in the end, people may forget many of the things we said or accomplished.
But they may never forget how the love of Christ made them feel when it came through us.
🙏 Today, ask yourself: Where is God asking me to love more deeply, forgive more freely, and allow Christ to work through me?
Let all that you do be done in love.
— Cabrini Greco
Spiritual Author
Set Your Intention on the Kingdom of God: You are Destined for Purpose