MY daily reflection and prayer:
Saturday, November 28, 2015
Thirty-fourth Week in Ordinary Time
Dear my friends,
Here is the Gospel for us today according to St. Luke 21:34-36
Jesus Christ says, “But take heed to yourselves lest your hearts be weighed down with dissipation and drunkenness and cares of this life, and that day come upon you suddenly like a snare; for it will come upon all who dwell upon the face of the whole earth. But watch at all times, praying that you may have strength to escape all these things that will take place, and to stand before the Son of man.”
This is the Gospel of the Lord. Praise to you Lord Jesus Christ.
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THE Gospel today invites us to meet Jesus Christ who wants our hearts for him and for his kingdom of peace, joy, and righteousness. He wants our hearts to be ruled by one thing only that is his love and truth which enables us to choose whatever is good and to reject whatever is evil and harmful for us. He offers us true freedom from the power of sin and wasted life.
But we realize that our hearts can be weighed down by many different things. We can fall asleep spiritually if we allow other things to distract us from God and his kingdom. It is very easy to get caught up in the things of the present moment or to be weighed down with anxious cares and concerns.
So Jesus warns us of the temptation to slacken off that makes us to become spiritually idle, lazy, indifferent, or inattentive to God’s presence and his word and guidance for our lives. He wants us to be ready at all times to meet him. He comes to draw us to himself. Let’s alert and attentive to his voice.
In the Perpetual Adoration of the Eucharist we worship Jesus Christ who knows our struggles and weaknesses. There, we adore him who is always very present and ready to give us whatever strength, guidance, and help we need to fight temptation and to stay the course which he has set for us.
Let’s pray: Lord Jesus Christ, you assure us that we do not need to carry our burdens alone nor struggle without your help. You want us to cast our anxieties on you and to ask for your guidance and help. Rekindle the fire of your love in us so that we will be ready and eager to meet you when you come again in glory forever and ever. Amen.
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