Conversion of Nineveh!

 

27th Week Tuesday in Ordinary Time

Year One

Jon 3:1-10

Conversion of Nineveh!

Meditation

A great fast was proclaimed by Jonah. A great fast under taken by the people of Nineveh seems to be very impressive. All the people and animals taken up fast and thus to reform their lives. The Lord who sees their fast at the preaching of Jonah and changes his mind instead of bringing calamity brings upon them life and blessings. The Lord time and again brings his people for repentance and conversion of heart. The reason for this is that for happiness of humans the way is to changes of heart. As human beings are weak and fragile fall into sin and evil. The way to overcome is to resolve to transformation and amend their ways and return to God and his commands.

Do we make use of times of conversion and renewal?

Year Two

Gal 1:13-24

Meditation

True Conversion Takes Time!

After the conversion of Saul to Paul, he went to the Arabian desert for three years to pray and be instructed. There may not be overnight transformation in persons of different ranks. Every conversion has to be strengthened and sustained by prayer, reflection, and purification and then only taken up into action. Action without thought and inner strength will not bear fruit or such actions will not last long. St Paul after his conversion had spent considerable time in inner transformation.

As St Paul began his public ministry the people in Jude were saying that the one who persecuted the church was instructing the people. The believers praised God for him and the marvellous of the Lord. They were happy about his works and preaching. Let us preach Christ despite our hardships and trials.

Do we have the patience to grow in the grace of God?

Lk 10:38-42

Mary Sat the Feet of Jesus!

 Now as they went on their way, he entered a certain village where a woman named Martha welcomed him. She had a sister named Mary, who sat at Jesus’s feet and listened to what he was saying. But Martha was distracted by her many tasks, so she came to him and asked, “Lord, do you not care that my sister has left me to do all the work by myself? Tell her, then, to help me.” But the Lord answered her, “Martha, Martha, you are worried and distracted by many things, but few things are needed—indeed only one. Mary has chosen the better part, which will not be taken away from her.”( Lk 10:38-42).

Mary sat at the feet of Jesus and Marth was working. I would like to lead you to two ways of prayer: Action or contemplation. Both of them are liked by Jesus our Master and Lord. Their love for the Saviour can be seen in two different ways. Martha is serving the Lord by taking care of his physical needs and working and practicing her way of perfection. Mary by sitting at Lords feet. In prayer we need to make an effort to attain contemplation or union with God. Mary went and sat at the feet of the Lord; she was not worried about serving him or preparing food. It is natural to sit at the feet of the Lord and enjoy His presence. Here Mary’s contemplation is automatic, natural and God given (infused). There are two ways of prayer life: some have to make an effort and for some it is natural and easy to enter into union with God.

In praying do I need to make an effort on my part, or it naturally flows into my life?

Our Lady of the Rosary(Mem)

Fr Putti Anthaiah, sdb

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