See Good!

 

5th Week Monday of Ordinary Time

Year One

Gen 1:11-19

Meditation

See Good!

God created the universe and saw that it was good. God himself created the world and found it good. He was happy with his creation. God was happy about his mission of making the world. God’s decision was good. God was happy. Not only was God happy, but the universe was happy. The universe is made for good and happiness. There is goodness in the world, but evil in the mind will enter and have its end. Good will continue forever.

Do we see good around us.?

Two Year

1 Kings 8:1-7, 9-13

The Ark Brought to the Temple

The ark was placed in the temple of Jerusalem. The temple was completed, and the ark was placed in the temple with all the deviation and reverence. The Lord has come to live in the temple. The ark is the treasure of the people of Israel. In the ark there were the two stone tablets with the ten commandments of God. God speaks to us through law. We do not know the ways of the Lord. The law is the message and instruction of God.

The Law and rules of God are a way to live a good life. The law is at the temple, and the temple is the law. One has to go to the temple to see and check whether one is following the law of God or not. Checking oneself in his/her way of life with the law is checking oneself with God and his/her way. Following no law is following an unknown and unseen God. The way to follow and love God is to keep his commandments and practice laws by right living.

Do you know that to love and worship God in a temple is to keep his laws?

Gospel Mk 6:53-56

 When they had crossed over, they came to land at Gennesaret and moored the boat.  When they got out of the boat, people recognized him, rushed about that whole region, and began to bring the sick on mats wherever they heard he was. And wherever he went, into villages, cities, or farms, they laid the sick in the market-places and begged him that they might touch even the fringe of his cloak, and all who touched it were healed ((Mk 6:53-56).

The name of Jesus was spread far and wide in those days, and people wanted to touch his cloak for healing. You will not be surprised that even today, there are people who do not know Jesus.

Even if they knew him, they would not accept him as we believe in Him. At times, even the believer's faith is at stake, looking at the lives of the believers. Let us grow in faith in the Lord. Faith will do wonders in life.

 We need to desire to touch, feel, and be in his presence every time. He blesses us. Jesus is the answer to all maladies. May he heal us physically and spiritually.

Do you like to feel the touch of Jesus and be healed?

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