Look for Message in the Word of God!

 

8th   Week Monday of Ordinary Time

Year One

Sir 17:24-29

Meditation

Look for Message in the Word of God!

Yet to those who repent, he grants a return and encourages those who are losing hope. (Sir 17:24)

An erring child’s parents patiently wait for their child to return to the right path. It is human to go astray. As humans, we are all prodigal sons and daughters. Earthly parents are concerned for the family's black sheep; rather than correcting them forthrightly, they permit them to correct themselves and do well. God the Father will be more patient with those who err and become slaves to various weaknesses.

The invitation to repentance is the constant call God has given us through prophets and in the last days through Jesus. We may come up with an impossible attitude for me to overcome. The Lord is merciful, and with the help of God, nothing is impossible to overcome. The dead cannot give praise to God. It is the living that praise God. It is the living that can alter their lives for the better with the help of the Lord. The Lord is merciful and kind; let us hope in him to repent and experience the mercy of God. Have the courage to change for the better with the help of God!

Do we depend upon the mercy of God?

Year Two

1 Peter 1:3-9

The most durable material is gold; it is refined in the fire. Humans are the crown of creation, and their bodies join the earth. Jesus, through his resurrection, has given us hope to human beings, and the hope is lasting that humans have eternal life. Our joy comes from the Lord, who came to save us and lead us to the Father.

God has given us faith in Jesus, and our faith is a gift. We believe in the unseen God who leads us to our destination, heaven. Human beings are the most vulnerable, yet they possess strength beyond measure to rise above negativity and evil and be united with the Divine. Let us be grateful to God for the Spirit he has put into us for life everlasting.

Can you note an instance in which you often lose hope?

Gospel Mk 10:17-27

Those who want to follow Christ must give up radically. In the history of the church, we have seen such people as St Anthony of the Desert, St Benedict, and many others. The call to follow Christ radically poor is not a call to all. The call to the lay couple is not to sell and follow Christ but to keep the property, take care of it, and hand it down to the children's welfare, which is their call to follow Christ. Even the couple must keep God's commandments and the charity of justice.

How do we take the gospel for our life word for word or the message needed for us?

Fr Putti Anthaiah Sdb

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