If we will just carefully read and understand the 10
commandments and try to associate each one to any incident in our life when we
broke the law then we'll surely find that these commandments that God gave us
to follow are meant to make life easier for us. The formula for a truly happy
life is the 10 Commandments. It doesn't limit freedom but enhances freedom.
These commandments are meant to make us enjoy life, have peace and joy to avoid
chaos and disorder. Let us take the example of driving in the freeway. Just
imagine the kind of scenario if there are no rules and regulations to be
followed in driving especially in the freeway. There would be a lot of chaos. How
can we imagine leaving our children in a day care with a playground without any
fences. It will turn out to be a disaster and very unsafe place. They do not
limit but protect freedom. To the extent that you can follow the 10
commandments and become free. Since the more we disobey the more we become
bound and become a slave of sin. Jesus came not to destroy but to fulfill the
law of the prophets. He came that we may life and have it abundantly. We have
to exceed the letter of the law and know that the Spirit of the law gives life
and understand it better. St.
Augustine said, "Love and obey God then do what
you will." We must be united to the will of God to the best of our
abilities in order to always be aligned to His will. The truth is we compromise
our freedom whenever we succumb to sin. Many would think that free will and
freedom is synonymous. Only free will is unlimited but our freedom is limited
and greatly depends on how we exercise our free will. When we allow ourselves
to fall into sin then we become slaves of sin and lose our freedom. We always
have a choice and it is whether we follow the lure of this world and fall prey
to the enticements of sin or be very wise in following what is truly noble
which is to follow and obey what today's 1st reading is telling us and achieve
what God really wanted for us, true freedom. Amen. Hallelujah!
Jer 3:14-17
Return, rebellious children, says the LORD, for I am your
Master; I will take you, one from a city, two from a clan, and bring you to Zion . I will appoint over
you shepherds after my own heart, who will shepherd you wisely and prudently.
We can always take courage in the fact that we have a Loving
Father who guards us as a shepherd guards his flock. He will surely lead us to
the right path. There are significant events in our life that we can associate
with certain major decisions we made and can never forget. In everything let us
always lift it to God in prayer. The
place where we are right now is exactly where God wants us to be. If God brings
us here then He will bring us through it. God knows exactly and with perfection
what is being allowed to happen to us in our life at this precise moment. God's
purpose for us is simply perfect. He wants to show us things that only we can
understand by living what we are living and by being in the place where we are
now. That's God, He passes us through a lot of things for us to see His glory.
Amen. Hallelujah!
P S A L MJeremiah 31:10, 11-12abcd, 13
R: The Lord will guard us, as a shepherd guards his flock.
10 Hear the word of the LORD, O nations, proclaim it on distant isles, and say: He who scattered
We will always have opportunities coming from the Lord but
there is a need for us to cultivate ourselves and make it conducive and optimum
for growth that will bear much fruit. It is time for us to work toward that
goal to be the rich soil and eventually become a sower who plants the seeds in
others and yield a hundredfold. Amen. Hallelujah!
Matthew 13:18-23
...the seed sown on rich soil is the one who hears the word
and understands it, who indeed bears fruit and yields a hundred or sixty or
thirtyfold.”
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