“HONEY FROM THE ROCK”
Daily Reflections
Monday, 26th October 2020.
Thirtieth Week in Ordinary Time
Eph 4:32 – 5:8
Ps 1:1-4, 6
Lk 13:10-17
REJOICING IN JESUS
The liturgy of today is an invitation for us to accept Jesus and experience joy and peace.
In the first reading, St Paul invites the faithful to live a life of holiness. For this purpose, they have to live together in the bond of love and they must abstain from evil. St Paul draws their attention to the example of Jesus. Each one has to give up selfish motives and selfish aspirations. It is call to become communitarian. Every member of the community must learn self-sacrifice. The apostle is also tackling sexual immorality which was prevalent among the gentiles and calls for total purity - both of body and of mind.
In the Gospel Jesus condemns the hypocrisy of the learned people. Jesus makes his way to the people’s heart. Jesus dislikes the monotonous way of life, and appreciates dynamism. In order to teach this lesson, Jesus heals a woman who was suffering from many years. Her condition was pathetic and the leaders of the synagogue paid no attention to her at all. However, the healing of this woman at the prayer service infuriated the learned scribes. The leaders gave more importance to the observance of Sabbath than being sensitive to human suffering. Jesus condemned the people for treating the woman worse than an animal. For God both man and woman are sacred.
Every miracle of Jesus is certainly an act of love given toward the person healed. Today, we see a woman, who was suffering for eighteen years and Jesus shows her compassion by healing her. And though it is a clear act of love for her directly, there is much more to the story as a lesson for us. The woman whose faith made her overcome her difficulty and come to the synagogue made Jesus encounter her. Seeing this Jesus takes the initiative of delivering her of the infirmity. This woman apparently was not seeking a healing, but when Jesus saw her His heart went out to her and He healed her.
Jesus’ action caused a double reaction. His opponents felt humiliated because Jesus’ obviously had divine power and they had been criticizing Him. The multitudes on the other hand rejoiced because they appreciated Jesus for using His power for the welfare of the people despite their hypocritical leaders’ opposition.
The liturgy of today reminds us of Jesus’ sacred action in our lives through the mystery of the Eucharist. Jesus knows what we need before we ask Him. Our duty is to always remain faithful to Him and know that in our fidelity He will give us what we need even before we ask.
Prayer: Heal me Lord, of my infirmities so that I may rejoice in Your presence. Amen.
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