Let us Seek Guidance from Others!

 

17th week Friday in Ordinary Time

Year One

Lev 23:1, 4-11, 15-16, 27, 34-37

Meditation

Let us Seek Guidance from Others!

Life is a celebration. We celebrate to thank God. When we celebrate life, we thank God. We are happy when we glorify God and bless him. There are many occasions to thank God and express our gratitude to God and to one another. Let us remember celebration is not done alone; it is always in a community. God wants us to be happy along with others. Our journey is not alone but with the community of people. When we look for celebration privately it is not a celebration but self-indulgence. Let us celebrate life together in the name of God.

One way is to thank God is to give to God the first fruits of our works. whatever it may be let us be grateful to God whatever we have received from him. Let us give the priest the first fruits of fields. It is way of thanking God officially through the mediator the priest of God. Some places the first fruits are shared with the neighbours. Thanksgiving is manifested to God through sharing in the community.

Do we offer our first gifts to God?

Year Two

Let us Seek Guidance from Others!

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 not make the same mistake as our ancestors?

The best care we could 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 13:54-58

No prophet accepted in his own country.  Is it due to familiarity or the fact people think they know the prophet and nothing good can come from the person or the family.  It was the experience of Jesus.  Most people judge the prophets and the persons of charism for granted.  They do not see the working of the Holy Spirit in them.  Most of us make the mistake with good people and prophets.  The prophets do speak against wrongs the people of the locality do.  In any case the one who has the charism to be prophet has to exercise his ministry in a mission which is not his native. 

Do we accept the prophets in our land?

St Alphonsus Maria de Liguoir

Fr Putti Anthaiah sdb

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