God Gives Courage to Follow His Laws!

 

33rd   week Thursday in Ordinary Time

Year One

1 Macc 2:15-29

Meditation

God Gives Courage to Follow His Laws!

Mattathias and sons were asked to give up the law of the their ancestor but they chose not to give up the law of God.  Some are given zest and zeal for the law of God and his commandments. Mattathias and sons were ready to suffer and fight against the king taking extreme step to attack the king’s official instead of giving up the law they learned and valued for life. This great zeal and love for the love of God’s law shows their commitment to God and values of life. 

]The committed life of Mattathias and sons shows the human beings love for God and for his law. Humans are not just weak and fragile persons. Love of God’s rule and command can give humans immense strength and determination and even to give up life for the law of God.  Human life is nothing in the pursuit of the path of following God’s law and rule. Let us realise the love humans have for the love of the law of God and the commandment of God.

Are we aware the human strength to follow the law of God?

Year Two

Rev 5:1-10

Jesus is Found Worthy to Open the Scroll!

In the olden days, messages were sent in scrolls. The scroll contains the life-giving message. The life-giving message is the Word of God. The Word of God is life; we know the Word became flesh and dwelt among us. The Word incarnate is Jesus Christ, who came to give life and life to the full.

There is no one fit to open the scroll to proclaim the message of the scroll. Jesus was the only one who could open the scroll of life to the people. Jesus is found worthy lamb to accomplish the task of opening the scroll for he suffered and made one nation, one people and one in faith. It is due to give unceasing praise to Jesus by the entire universe.

Are we aware that every nation and every people should praise Jesus?

Lk 19:41-44

Work for Peace!

As he came near and saw the city, he wept over it, saying, “If you, even you, had only recognized on this day the things that make for peace! But now they are hidden from your eyes. Indeed, the days will come upon you when your enemies will set up ramparts around you and surround you and hem you in on every side. They will crush you to the ground, you and your children within you, and they will not leave within you one stone upon another, because you did not recognize the time of your visitation from God.” (Lk 19:41-44).

The Lord wept looking at Jerusalem. He might have thought of the state of Jerusalem for years to come. Jesus died in JerusalemJerusalem and Salvation has come to the universe. Human beings over the generations have not learned the value of Christ tears and shed of blood. We too are not different from our forefathers. We too fight over Jerusalem and with many other issues in our context and location. Jesus cries for the loss of peace in Jerusalem. Let us build the peace in our vicinities.

Do I foster peace in Jerusalem that I live?

Fr Putti Anthaiah, sdb

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