Learn to Do Right; Seek Justice!

 

15th week Monday in Ordinary Time

Year One

Ex 1:8-14, 22

Meditation

Learn to do right; seek justice!

There is time of prosperity and liberty, then comes oppression and suppression. We see life is made up of ups and downs. The Isreal were treated badly to control them. There is threat to progressive group or uprising people. the Isreal faced it in Egypt the oppression. Even today the thriving, industrious and productive people are target by the week and feeble to make their presence felt. The thinking of the destructive people would be to weaken the strong to make themselves feel strong. In common parlance we say this attitude is known as crab mentality. It is evil neither a human value or a Divine will. Let live and flourish and let others live and prosper!

Are we free from the attitude of fulling down the other?

Year Two

Is 1:10-17

Learn to do right; seek justice

Human beings offer to God different things, including animals, precious things, food, fruits and flowers. God does not want all these things. They do not please or satisfy him. God does not need any material things and they do not satisfy him. He needs us to be right and just. God loves us and he needs our transformed lives.

The offerings we make are the fruit of our work or the produce of our hands. They are of value and precious. The offerings that we give to God are signs of our sacrifice. It should involve the transformation of the heart and mind of the one who offers. As a sign, one should live a just life and take care of the disadvantaged and those in need. Such an offering is acceptable to God.

What is the fruit of our offerings to God?

Mt10:34-11:1

Whoever does not take up their cross and follow me is not worthy of me.  Whoever finds their life will lose it, and whoever loses their life for my sake will find it. (Mt 10:38-39)

Today is the feast of St Benedict the father of the monastic life. He gave rule for monastic life. The monastic life is comprising of Ora et labora (work and prayer) this includes also study of scripture.

Jesus carries the cross and died on the cross, he says it is the path to be taken. Yes, Since he carried the Cross, we have salvation and we are safe. We too need to carry our crosses to overcome the world and evil one. The way to save our life is apparently to lose it. The way to success is through failures, it is paradoxical but true. It is not an old or an experiential saying the cross is the way to find life but it is the path for eternal life. It is also for the success in the world today but much more for the world everlasting life.

Do I accept and receive crosses in my life?

Fr Putti Anthaiah Sdb


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