Look for Unity!

 

24th week Monday in Ordinary Time

Year One

1 Tim 2:1-8

 First of all, then, I urge that supplications, prayers, intercessions, and thanksgivings be made for everyone, for kings and all who are in high positions, so that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and dignity. This is right and is acceptable in the sight of God our Savior,  who desires everyone to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth  For there is one God; there is also one mediator between God and humankind, Christ Jesus, himself human,     who gave himself a ransom for all—this was attested at the right time.  For this I was appointed a herald and an apostle (I am telling the truth, I am not lying), a teacher of the Gentiles in faith and truth.  I desire, then, that in every place the men should pray, lifting up holy hands without anger or argument (1 Tim 2:1-8).

Meditation

Pray that we may live a quiet and peaceful life with devotion and dignity. It is God’s will that everyone should be saved.  Jesus is the saviour of all those who believe in him. St Paul stands as a certainty for everyone to be saved by Jesus.  We should pray in every place. Prayer is essential for one to be united with God. It helps one to love oneself, love others and to be in union with God.

A prayer could be done with uplifted hands, imploring God’s help for our good living and for the good of everyone. One thing we should keep in mind is that the time spent in prayer is not time wasted. The more we pray, the better we are united with God and make a good living in the world with the people we live and work with. Prayer makes life more meaningful and livelier.

Do we seek to live in quiet, peace, devotion and dignity?

Year Two

1 Cor 11:17-33

Meditation

Look for Unity!

Divisions among the human beings of every group are noticed at one level or another. All envisage unity and equality for others and themselves. Most of the time, for some convenience and privilege, unity and equality are sacrificed. It is a test for all to draw the line and to look for the unity and equality the Lord wishes for His Church. We must work together for the family, community, and church without division and disparity. It is something to be strived for to live as children of God.

The celebration of the Eucharist shatters all the divisions and disparities and brings us together as members of one united member in the body and blood of Jesus. At the breaking of the bread and sharing of the wine as the body and blood of Jesus, each one is invited into the human and Divine communion of the Lord. Let us treasure the joy of being united and undivided by Jesus at the celebration of the Eucharist and carry the spirit of unity into daily life.

Do we look for the possibility of unity?

Lk 7:1-10

A centurion there had a slave whom he valued highly and who was ill and close to death. When he heard about Jesus, he sent some Jewish elders to him, asking him to come and heal his slave. When they came to Jesus, they appealed to him earnestly, saying, “He is worthy to have you do this for him, for he loves our people, and it is he who built our synagogue for us” (Lk 7:2-5).

The centurion was a good man; he was concerned about his sick slave, so he approached Jesus through the Jewish elders and requested that he heal his slave.  Jesus appreciates the centurion's goodness and faith. Jesus then heals the slave of the centurion from far away.  We need to keep in mind that good people are recognizable and noticeable in real life.

Do we recognize the goodness and faith of good people around us?

Our Lady of Sorrows (Mem)

Fr. Putti Anthaiah sdb

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