25th Tuesday in ordinary time
“ My mother and brethren are those who hear the word of God and do it”
A preacher once said that “SIN” simply means “Simple Instruction(s) Neglected”.
Adam was instructed not to eat of a particular tree, He did eat of it and incurred the wrath of God. More so, all those who neglected God’s instructions ( according to Bible narratives) especially those instructions that He "particularly spelt out" incur His wrath. And those who kept His words despite the possible challenges that came with it (like the Blessed Virgin Mary) were blessed. To know the right thing is one thing, to do the right thing is another. Hence, knowledge is power when it is exercised. A dormant knowledge that is neither shared and not implemented is as useless as grain seeds abandoned in a store for moth and beetle to eat away at them. They are neither planted to regenerate nor processed to serve human needs.
In our day to day living when faced with challenges, we often know the right thing to do and so do we in our relationship with God. He not only gave us his word but He has written His precepts in our hearts so that we know the right from the wrong. Along side this knowledge, God has given us the freedom to choose whether to keep his precepts or not, and with this choice, also, comes responsibilities or better put “consequences”. We may be free to make choices on how to live, but we are not really free from the consequences of our choices. Therefore, we should choose to live wisely for our own good. Let us not lose sight of a more permanent good (a lasting reward) for a temporary one that vanishes as the moment passes.
Prayer : Dear Holy Spirit, Fill me with Holy fear, that I may live wisely. Amen.
OLIVIA MARY, OP.
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ReplyDeleteIt is one thing to have the knowledge of the Good, and another thing to make a choice of the Good. Knowledge does not always guarantee that we make moral choices.
ReplyDeleteHowever, with the help of God's grace, we hope to rise above our human weaknesses unto conformity, especially with the "simple instructions" of God.
O Jesus, have mercy on us; Mother Mary, come to our aid.
Nice write-up, Sr.
How true! Knowledge is power in so far as it leads us to the Greater good. Mere knowledge, though being a potential power, is not sufficient. God expects us to move beyond knowing his will to actually doing them, in total love and resignation. If knowledge is simply enough, then there is no much difference between the those who know what is right, and those who actually do them. Jesus himself admonishes his followers to be doers of his will, and not just hearers. Knowledge and actions are very important pillars of Christian living.
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