In today's 1st reading we can simply conclude that our God
operates in very simple terms that will only require something as plain as
common sense. There is nothing else more right and sensible than what it
suggests. Amen. Hallelujah!
James 5:13-20
13 Is anyone among you suffering? He should pray. Is anyone
in good spirits? He should sing praise. 14 Is anyone among you sick? He should
summon the presbyters of the church, and they should pray over him and anoint
[him] with oil in the name of the Lord, 15 and the prayer of faith will save
the sick person, and the Lord will raise him up. If he has committed any sins,
he will be forgiven. 16 Therefore, confess your sins to one another and pray
for one another, that you may be healed. The fervent prayer of a righteous
person is very powerful...
Have you experienced being ignored by someone whom you are
talking to? If yes, then you definitely can not think highly of such a person
who deliberately ignores you for no reason at all. I am sure that we can always
think highly of God whatever the situation is for He will never be rude and
snobbish. Amen. Hallelujah!
Psalm 141:1-2, 3 and 8
R: Let my prayer come like incense before you.
1 O LORD, to you I call; hasten to me; hearken to my voice
when I call upon you.
If God said so then we should know better than to disobey.
Actually this kind of thinking and belief has a tendency to make us react
negatively. It's not because obeying God entails a lot of hardships and trials
but in truth our human nature is inclined to rebel whenever we are being told
by someone of what to do. We sometimes assert our independence in the wrong
way. It would help us if we first assess the situation before we react. If
somebody not trustworthy or not knowledgeable tells us something it would
really benefit us if we just ignore and let the words that our left ear heard
just pass through our right ear. We should be careful in dealing with other
people and could really help if we lessen our interactions with them. But if
our God speaks to us about something then we can never question the credibility
of His words because He is a God who knows best. And if we are hoping and
looking forward to a life of peace and joy we just better have to take His word
for it and be like the children spoken of in the gospel today. Children have
the gift to just receive and let their minds go to a place where adults don’t.
They have the ability to animate things and have joy. They are always intently
listening and receiving. This is the key to having access to the continuous
existence of the flow of grace. If we look at the world around us and hear the
news of what’s happening then we could lose hope if we listen to everything
that’s going on around us. Unless we’re grounded in faith we could not survive
it. We should pray that we continue to mature as Christians. We have always come to mass and
witness in the altar what priests are doing all over the world. We have to come
into touch with the reality that the Holy Eucharist, the Most Blessed Sacrament
is what’s redeeming the world. The world is fragile and unstable. We need to be
around this table in the altar for constant infusion of God’s life and grace.
This is our life, destiny and future. We need to be grounded in this truth and
be able to say that we are stable in our relationship with God. We need to have
a conviction in this world that the Lord is present to us in the altars of
sacrifice. The Lord Himself established this act of worship that contains
incredible power. We need to be grounded to our faith in the Eucharist and
truly enter completely for us to be nourished and strengthened. It should not
become just an act of routine. If this happens then this could be very sad and
empty of its true meaning. Being grounded to the truth of the Eucharist could really
change our faith and belief and therefore bring forth change in our lives. We
always go to mass but our act of worship in the Eucharist table should change
us for the better. We have to believe that the Lord is working in our lives
whenever we come to receive the Eucharist. This should be firmly based on the
stability of the truth that God is really present for us. It is like when we
run in the sand and mud, we become unsteady because it is unstable, our feet
can sink. We need stability in order to stand. We need a firm ground to walk on
and find something to anchor ourselves to. We look at a child's heart that is
fully grounded. We need to follow its example so that no matter what we see in
our experiences, the trials and the tests, if we’re grounded and stable we can
always surrender our life to God and live in peace. We have to be firmly
grounded on the truth of the Lord's presence in the Eucharist in order for a
fountain of joy and excitement to burst forth from us. This is in the knowledge
that something new is going to happen each time we receive Him in the
Eucharist. Let us pray that we be like children and utilize our inventive
hearts so as to enter into an act of worship and believe. We are always confronted with the greatest
temptation of not entering into the act of worship and know in our hearts and
minds that God is present completely in this Most Blessed Sacrament. We have to develop this attitude that the
Eucharist is indispensable and what’s most real and powerful for us. We need to
be able to say that this is what matters most to us. In doing so we can make
decisions that needs to be done and say, "Here I am Lord here is what I’ve
done help me to be better tomorrow." Amen. Hallelujah!
Mark 10:13-16
People were bringing children to Jesus that he might touch
them, but the disciples rebuked them. 14 When Jesus saw this he became
indignant and said to them, “Let the children come to me; do not prevent them,
for the kingdom
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