Let Us Reform Our Ways!

 

17th week Saturday in Ordinary Time

Year One

Lev 25:1-17

Let Us Reform Our Ways!

You shall count off seven weeks[a] of years, seven times seven years, so that the period of seven weeks of years gives forty-nine years.  Then you shall have the trumpet sounded loud; on the tenth day of the seventh month—on the day of atonement—you shall have the trumpet sounded throughout all your land. And you shall hallow the fiftieth year and you shall proclaim liberty throughout the land to all its inhabitants. It shall be a jubilee for you: you shall return, every one of you, to your property and every one of you to your family. That fiftieth year shall be a jubilee for you: you shall not sow, or reap the aftergrowth, or harvest the unpruned vines. For it is a jubilee; it shall be holy to you: you shall eat only what the field itself produces. ( Lev 25:8-12)

God created the world in six days and on the seventh day he rested. God himself rested setting us an example.  Man is immersed in the world working and working to earn his food. He forgets he is created to enjoy life and give glory to God. Jubilee year that the word of God speak is to rest for the land and people to manifest the goodness of God to us and to others. The external sanctions of mercy are only an internal way of renewal and reparation for the wrong we have done and come back to God to thank him and to be at peace with him and with one another. The essence of the Jubilee is to thank God, pay homage to him and seek his mercy. It is time to live in the holy fear of God. Fear of God is the beginning of wisdom and life.

Do take time from busy life schedule to thank him for his mercy and goodness?

Year Two

Jer 26:11-16, 24

Let Us Reform Our Ways!

Priests and prophets want to put an end to Jeremiah. Jeremiah says I have spoken the Word of God to you; if you wish to put me to death you may do but you will be guilty of innocent blood. Priests and people were taken up by Jeremiah's genuine way of presenting himself to the people. They have decided to let him live. They took the warning of Jeremiah well and they considered his message.

 Most of us misunderstand and underestimate the good people and the people who have truth and message. It can happen to anyone that they are in darkness and not able to find the good in genuine people. The good people do not know how to be attractive and deceitful. Let us consider the good in everyone, especially in the simple, powerless and poor. Pray that we see the message of truth from the poor for they have the riches of the truth and wisdom.

In what way we can reform our lives?

Mt 14:1-12

 On Herod’s birthday the daughter of Herodias danced for the guests and pleased Herod so much that he promised with an oath to give her whatever she asked.  Prompted by her mother, she said, “Give me here on a platter the head of John the Baptist.” The king was distressed, but because of his oaths and his dinner guests, he ordered that her request be granted and had John beheaded in the prison.  His head was brought in on a platter and given to the girl, who carried it to her mother. John’s disciples came and took his body and buried it. Then they went and told Jesus. (Mt 14:6-12)

Do I make promises, make wishes and grant wishes at the expense of good people?

Fr Putti Anthaiah sdb

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