“HONEY FROM THE ROCK”
Monday, 31st October 2016,
Thirty First Week of Ordinary Time
Phil 2:1-4;
Ps 130:1-3;
Lk 14:12-14,
WALKING THE ROAD LESS TRAVELLED!
The Gospel of the day enlightens us to uplift the poor and down trodden as followers of Christ. Luke narrates the incident where Jesus was invited by a Pharisee for a dinner. At the time of Jesus, it was the normal custom of the people to invite friends, brothers and relatives to eat. And nobody would sit at table with unknown persons. They would sit around the table only with persons who were their friends. But Jesus is not happy with this practice of the people. He orders to break the closed circle and asks to invite the excluded: the poor, the crippled, the lame, and the blind. Jesus by doing this leads us to a source of blessing: “And then you will be blessed for they have no means to repay you”. We have to act without selfish interests to experience this blessing. Jesus is reminding the society once again to go beyond social structures and boundaries and spread the gospel of love.
Prayer: Help us Lord, to do what You have said, even when it goes against the traditions of society. Amen.
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