Use Authority for Good!

 

32nd week Monday in Ordinary Time

Year One

Wis 1:1-7

Meditation

Use Authority for Good!

Truth and Goodness will win. Deceit and evil will lose. Many take a shortcut to achieve success. The way to truth and goodness is hard. The way to destruction is easy and wide. The evil doers are destined to be losers. The genuine souls will have the joy of the Lord. The faith-filled persons will not put the Lord to the test, but they trust in him. The evil persons put the Lord to the test.

The Lord loves those who do not test him, for God is to be trusted and believed. The evil persons choose the wrong way of life. The word of God today invites the rulers of the earth to choose and love righteousness. The rulers have the power and authority to use it for the good of others. The power and authority of the rulers are sometimes wrongly used for their personal gain and in the game of life.

Is the love of authority used for righteousness?

Year Two

Titus 1:1-9

Lead by Example!

God called St Paul to be his minister in a special way. He lived up to the call and built communities of faith in Jesus. He appointed leaders to take care of the communities. Titus is one of them. Leaders have a special responsibility to lead and guide by word and example.

Our community leaders are not to be arrogant, quick-tempered, drunkards, violent, or greedy for gain, but hospitable, a lover of good, self-controlled, upright, holy and disciplined. He must teach and preach what he instructs so that even those who contradict may follow the right path.

Do we pray for the leaders of our communities?

Lk 17:1-6

Recall the Wonders of God!

 The apostles said to the Lord, “Increase our faith!” The Lord replied, “If you had faith the size of a mustard seed, you could say to this mulberry tree, ‘Be uprooted and planted in the sea,’ and it would obey you (Lk 17:5-6).

We say that faith works miracles. Have faith, and you will see the wonders happening in life. Do we have faith? What is our faith? What do we do with our faith? Do we put our faith to the test?  Whatever may be your effort with regard to faith in God, faith is a gift of God. You cannot get it or buy it. It is free gift of God. Even those who have had faith lost it because they were careless or lost grace. At one time or another in life, we do doubt our faith in God and the people around us. The very loss of faith is the way to grow strong in faith. Believe and it happens. Let us pray for the gift of faith.

Recall how many times wonders happened in your life because of your faith?

Fr Putti Anthaiah, sdb

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