September 9, 2015
Wednesday of the Twenty-third week in Ordinary
Time
If then you were raised with Christ, seek what is
above, where Christ is seated at the right hand of God.
Think of what is above,
not of what is on earth. For you have died, and your life is hidden with Christ
in God.
When Christ your life appears, then you too will appear with Him in
glory. Put to death, then, the parts of you that are earthly: immorality,
impurity, passion, evil desire, and the greed that is idolatry. Because of
these the wrath of God is coming (upon the disobedient). By these you too
once conducted yourselves, when you lived in that way. But now you must put
them all away: anger, fury, malice, slander, and obscene language out of your
mouths. Stop lying to one another, since
you have taken off the old self with its practices and have put on the new
self, which is being renewed, for knowledge, in the image of its creator. Here
there is not Greek and Jew, circumcision and uncircumcision, barbarian,
Scythian, slave, free; but Christ is all and in all.
Every day I will bless you; I will
praise your name forever and ever. Great is the Lord and worthy of much
praise, whose grandeur is beyond understanding.
All your works give you thanks, Lord and your
faithful bless you. They speak of the glory of your reign and tell of your
mighty works. Making known to men your might and the glorious splendor of your
Kingdom.
Your Kingdom is a Kingdom for
all ages, and your dominion endures
through all generations.
Making known to the sons of men your
mighty acts, the majestic glory of your rule. Your reign is a reign for all
ages, your dominion for all generations
And raising His
eyes toward His disciples He said: "Blessed are you who are poor, for the
kingdom of God is yours. Blessed are you who are now hungry, for you will be
satisfied. Blessed are you who are now weeping, for you will laugh. Blessed are
you when people hate you, and when they exclude and insult you, and denounce
your name as evil on account of the Son of Man. Rejoice and leap for joy on
that day! Behold, your reward will be great in heaven. For their ancestors
treated the prophets in the same way. But woe to you who are rich, for you have
received your consolation. But woe to you who are filled now, for you will be
hungry. Woe to you who laugh now, for you will grieve and weep. Woe to you when
all speak well of you, for their ancestors treated the false prophets in this
way.
Insight:
Why does Jesus bless
the poor as if no rich believers on the row could be found?
Jesus is using an
insightful distinction to create a fundamental point to His disciples.
In this
generation particularly, the well-heeled feels protected by their material
possessions. Their needs don't seem to be intense than the underprivileged, and
they are less often anxious to transform. The rich, if not all, is predisposed to
be self-satisfied.
Conversely, the
poor, if not all, naturally trusts in God, since they have no material goods to rely
on that would bridge the gap. That is why no human being could have two masters
(God and wealth) as each master has a completely value system that opposes each
other.
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Dear Humanity,
I personally encourage everyone to emulate JESUS' values on LOVE, FAITH, HOPE
and CHARITY, as the humanity has been a failure; which resulted to the more than two (2) years of pandemic and its after-effects on economy, not only here in the Philippines but worldwide.
And the saddest part of it, is that, it affected the POOREST of the POOR to even extremely be more poorer, in exchange of the affluent to be more richer.
Thank you and may GOD bless you and the whole family to have an enjoyed life's journey at home, Church, schools/universities, corporate commitments, public and places of interest.