6 March 2017
Monday of the First week of Lent
God's Laws
In the first reading today (Lv 19:1-2, 11-18), God urged Moses to speak to the assembly of people on the laws that they should live by. Laws that were given by God through Moses to guide them (and us even today) in our daily living; to live a righteous life, pleasing to God.
The Psalmist reiterated " Your words, Lord, are Spirit and life."
In the Gospel of Mt 25:31-46, Jesus made it very clear that on the day of judgement, the good will be separated from the evil ones; with the good inheriting the Kingdom of Heaven and the bad to eternal punishment. How is the judgement made? Jesus' answer to that is simple: for I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me drink, a stranger and you welcomed me, naked and you clothed me, ill and you cared for me, in prison and you visited me. Whatever you did for one of these least brothers of mine, you did it for me.
This Lent, let us in solidarity pray for all those who need our prayers...the sick and dying, the poor and needy, the homeless, the poverty stricken, the lonely and neglected old folks, the destitute, those in bondage, the child laborers, those who were forced into the sex trade...these are the least of Jesus' (and our) brothers and sisters.
Remember that when you leave this earth,
you can take with nothing that you have received -
only what you have given: a full heart, enriched
by honest service, love, sacrifice and courage.
- St Francis of Assisi -
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