MY daily reflection and prayer:
Tuesday, September 22, 2015
Twenty-fifth Week in Ordinary Time
Dear my friends,
Here is the Gospel for us today according to Luke 8:19-21
Then his mother and his brothers came to him, but they could not reach him for the crowd. And he was told, “Your mother and your brothers are standing outside, desiring to see you.” But he said to them, “My mother and my brothers are those who hear the word of God and do it.”
This is the Gospel of the Lord. Praise to you Lord Jesus Christ.
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GOD gives us many opportunities for developing relationships with family, friends, neighbors, and co-workers. Although Jesus seems to ignore his own relatives when they press to see him, but exactly, his love and respect for his mother and his relatives is unquestionable.
The Gospel today tells us that Jesus points to another higher reality of relationships. It is our relationship with God and with those who belong to God. It is the essence of being a Christian. It is first and foremost a relationship of trust, affection, commitment, loyalty, faithfulness, kindness, compassion, mercy, helpfulness, encouragement, support, strength, protection, and so many other qualities that bind us together in mutual love and unity.
Jesus Christ offers us the greatest of relationships that is union of heart, mind, and spirit with himself. His love never fails, never forgets, never lies, never compromises, never lets us down nor disappoints us. His love is consistent, unwavering, unconditional, unrelenting and unstoppable. There is no end to his love.
In the Perpetual Adoration of the Eucharist we worship Jesus Christ who offers us the greatest of relationships that is union of heart, mind, and spirit with himself. Nothing in this world can make him leave us, ignore us, or withhold from us his merciful love.
Let’s pray: Lord Jesus Christ, we thank you for you offer us the greatest of relationships that is union of heart, mind, and spirit with yourself. You will always love us no matter what. May we be your people who are free to choose what is good, loving, and just and to reject whatever is false and contrary to your love and righteousness forever and ever. Amen.
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