Daily Retreat 10/06/06
2006 Oct 6 Fri: Ordinary Weekday/ Bruno, p, h, rf/ Bl Marie-Rose Durocher, v, rf
Jb 38: 1. 12-21; 40: 3-5/ Ps 138(139): 1-3. 7-8. 9-10. 13-14ab/ Lk 10: 13-16
From today's readings: "Behold, I am of little account; what can I answer You?... Truly You have formed my inmost being - You knit me in my mother's womb..... Whoever listens to you listens to Me; whoever rejects you rejects Me; and whoever rejects Me, rejects the One who sent Me."
Taking Life Seriously
"Easygoing" is a term which would be very difficult, I think, to apply to Jesus. He was certainly convinced, and He did His best to convince others, that this life needs to be taken seriously and that our choices matter, because there's a lot at stake - nothing less than eternal salvation!
Many of the Lord's hardest sayings and most emphatic warnings are found in the third of Luke's Gospel which comprises Jesus' journey to Jerusalem. As Christians disciples, it's essential that you and I take these hard sayings and warnings seriously, right along with all of the other teachings of Jesus. That doesn't mean that we live in dread and despair - quite the opposite, for Jesus brings peace and hope! But at the same time, we must at least recognize the Lord's words are intended to guard us against any easygoing presumption.
For instance, since preaching about repentance was such a central component of Jesus’ ministry, for those who recognize the necessity to turn away from sin and believe in the Gospel, the words of Jesus offer peace and hope - no matter how heinous the sins of the past may have been! But for those who imagine they have it all together and thus refuse to repent, the words of Jesus are warnings of woe, no matter how much such people may think such hard sayings are only intended for others.
Jb 38: 1. 12-21; 40: 3-5/ Ps 138(139): 1-3. 7-8. 9-10. 13-14ab/ Lk 10: 13-16
From today's readings: "Behold, I am of little account; what can I answer You?... Truly You have formed my inmost being - You knit me in my mother's womb..... Whoever listens to you listens to Me; whoever rejects you rejects Me; and whoever rejects Me, rejects the One who sent Me."
Taking Life Seriously
"Easygoing" is a term which would be very difficult, I think, to apply to Jesus. He was certainly convinced, and He did His best to convince others, that this life needs to be taken seriously and that our choices matter, because there's a lot at stake - nothing less than eternal salvation!
Many of the Lord's hardest sayings and most emphatic warnings are found in the third of Luke's Gospel which comprises Jesus' journey to Jerusalem. As Christians disciples, it's essential that you and I take these hard sayings and warnings seriously, right along with all of the other teachings of Jesus. That doesn't mean that we live in dread and despair - quite the opposite, for Jesus brings peace and hope! But at the same time, we must at least recognize the Lord's words are intended to guard us against any easygoing presumption.
For instance, since preaching about repentance was such a central component of Jesus’ ministry, for those who recognize the necessity to turn away from sin and believe in the Gospel, the words of Jesus offer peace and hope - no matter how heinous the sins of the past may have been! But for those who imagine they have it all together and thus refuse to repent, the words of Jesus are warnings of woe, no matter how much such people may think such hard sayings are only intended for others.
posted by FrPitstick | 9/30/2006
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