True Integrity!

 

34th week Thursday in Ordinary Time

Year One

Dan 6:12-28

True Integrity!

True integrity isn’t situational; it remains steady even when loyalty to God conflicts with cultural expectations or personal risk. We often rely on human solutions, but this passage reminds us that God is able to act beyond any limitation we face. Deliverance may not mean avoidance of hardship; it may mean protection and transformation through hardship. God sees injustice.

Though His timing may differ from ours, God ultimately brings truth to light and rights what is wrong. One person’s faithfulness can influence an entire culture. Daniel’s steadfast trust leads a pagan king to proclaim God’s greatness to the whole empire. God honours long, term faithfulness. Obedience may cost us in the moment, but it positions us for God’s favour and lasting impact.

Do we Obey?

Year Two

Rev 18:1-2, 21-23; 19:1-3,9

Corruption and Sin Leads to Fall!

The scripture speaks about the fall of Babylon. Babylon is a great city of ancient times. We know that the civilization of Babylon is great. The city of ancient Rome is also great for its civilization. Both cities were capitals of great empires. They had power, name and fame. They had fallen. As every civilization rises and falls, the great cities have fallen. Every human achievement will have its glory and its downfall.

Cultures, civilizations and empires fall due to corruption and sin. It is also true with every towering personality.  Destruction comes due to corruption and sin. Let us take care of the danger of corruption that creeps into our lives and drags us to the devil's den to live in sin. Sin leads to death and ultimately, we fall from the grace of God. Blessed are those who are invited to the feast of marriage of the Lamb. The marriage of the Lamp is the eucharistic feast.

Do we encounter the Person of Jesus in the Eucharist?

Lk 21:20-28

The Coming of the Son of Man!

“There will be signs in the sun, the moon, and the stars and on the earth distress among nations confused by the roaring of the sea and the waves. People will faint from fear and foreboding of what is coming upon the world, for the powers of the heavens will be shaken. Then they will see ‘the Son of Man coming in a cloud’ with power and great glory.  Now when these things begin to take place, stand up and raise your heads, because your redemption is drawing near.” (Lk 21:25-28).

We have different theories about the end the world. This version of the end of the world is understood and thought by many people. The end of world and end of life always trouble us and disturb us. In these tough times we need to be courageous for we have Jesus who came to save us and give us eternal life. We trust in his goodness and continue to live our lives with goodness in heart. When we have this attitude whatever happens in the world or whatever happens to us will not trouble us.

Are you prepared for the redemption which is near?

Fr Putti Anthaiah, sdb

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