Do we Clarify Matters with Others!

 

17th week Thursday in Ordinary Time

Year One

Ex 40:16-21, 34-38

Do we Clarify Matters with Others!

Meditation

Moses made a covenant with God and made an ark for him. They were carrying the ark with them in the desert. The cloud would rest on the ark during the day and night as fire. When the cloud moved, they used to move or set out on a journey towards the promised land. He led them by pillar of cloud and fire in the desert.  God is a good guide. He led people of all ages. God has made a covenant with people. He made them, and he loves them. 

He wants the well-being of humanity and every person. There is guidance from God as a community and individual. We need to accept the guidance of God. God has given us so much freedom if we are unwilling to be guided by God; he lets us be free. God is the God of freedom. We need to be led by God. God will not speak to us face to face. We need to be led by those who are near and dear to us. Let us pray to the spirit that we may make our life journey by God's guidance.

Do we abandon ourselves to the goodness of God to guide us?

Year Two

Jer 26:1-9

The message of the Lord comes to human beings in varied ways. The message does not come in abstract form. Most people are not able to listen to and understand the message of God. They are immersed in their world of passions and evils. In such a situation, they lose the message of the Lord. What could we do to avoid making the same mistake as our ancestors?

The best care we can take in times of trouble is to listen to someone close to us. Simple people may not have all the wisdom to guide us. They may not be educated, qualified and gifted, but they will have the basic sense to tell the person in trouble to do what is right. Let us look for people to support us in times of trouble.

Do we take the little confusion to others for clarification?

Mt 13:47-53

 He said to them, “Therefore every teacher of the law who has become a disciple in the kingdom of heaven is like the owner of a house who brings out of his storeroom new treasures as well as old.” (Mt 13:53).

Preachers and teachers are chosen and graced by God.  Today, we need to walk the talk. The young people today need life witnesses. The practical life is more important than so much theory. The saints are such a kind of people. We have a living example of people who serve God by suffering and yet are faithful to God. They teach the love of God to us by loving God in spite of their physical sufferings.

Do our lives bring out new treasures of Jesus for people?

St Ignatius of Loyola

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