MY daily reflection and prayer:
Thursday, September 22, 2016
Twenty-fifth Week in Ordinary Time
Dear my friends,
Here is the Gospel for us today according to St. Luke 9:7-9
Herod the tetrarch heard about all that was happening, and he was greatly perplexed because some were saying, “John has been raised from the dead”; others were saying, “Elijah has appeared”; still others, “One of the ancient prophets has arisen.” But Herod said, “John I beheaded. Who then is this about whom I hear such things?” And he kept trying to see him.
This is the Gospel of the Lord. Praise to you Lord Jesus Christ.
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WHAT we can learn from the Gospel today? Don’t be like Herod who wanted to see Jesus Christ but not based on faith or on motives of conversion. He continually postponed his converting.
Surely, we need to convert every day. It isn’t enough just to say that we have accepted Jesus Christ as our personal Lord and Savior without beeing born again daily. We have to start living our new life by renewing our option for Jesus Christ each day.
Conversion always begins with the acceptance of our failures and inclination to evil the we trust in God’s mercy through Jesus Christ. It is interesting to me to learn from St. Philip Neri who used to look at himself in the mirror in the morning and say, “Lord, watch out for Philip today lest again he betray you.” We can do it with our own name.
In the Perpetual Adiration of the Eucharist, while adoring Jesus Christ we want to see and possess God as the result of our daily conversion. There we want to convert from our weaknesses and sins. Do we want to draw closer to Jesus Christ, the face of God’s mercy?
Let’s pray: Lord Jesus Christ, we know that we are not worthy to be with you. You alone, Lord, have the words of eternal life and we believe in you. We kneel before you in contrition, adoration and hope in your mercy. Help us to be converted to you more fully. Help us purify our heart so that we might see you in our everyday life and possess you forever in the life to come forever and ever. Amen.
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