Monday, August 16, 2021
Bible Reflections I 17.08.2021 - Tuesday I Indraya Manna I
Readings
I - Judges 6:11-24
II - Mt. 19: 23-30
GIVE UP ALL TO POSSESS ALL
The Gospel passage invites to fix our gaze on God, that rewards life eternal. If the focus is on wealth and riches, the vision and the purpose of our existence on the earth gets distorted and goes a waste besides making the inheritance of eternal life an impossible one. Renunciation for the sake of the love of God and love of neighbour reverts the blessings of God in abundance as Jesus says, hundred times over along with the inheritance of eternal life.
The incidents that took place during this pandemic would be best example to this passage. When the pandemic was in its hike during the second wave leaving the hospitals overcrowded, making the availability of medical help an arduous one, we happened to witness people with varied attitude testifying to this passage. Some gave away their vehicles to be used for quarantine purpose, small children shared their little savings towards relief measures, drivers making transportation for the patients free of charges, volunteers at the rescue of the affected at the cost of their life, some even sold their property to help those affected and the like…. On the other hand, we have also witnessed a very sad reality of people making money out of this pandemic. Transportation with even four times above the normal cost, mounted cost on medicines, rise in the price of food stuff, vegetables, provisions and other necessities, very high medical expenses at the private hospitals…in short we have also witnessed heart rending incidents during this pandemic. When the focus is on amazing wealth, humanness vanishes and vice versa. It is the people who belong to the latter category that Jesus reprimands.
It is the grace of God and the openness of human heart to the same can give up anything to possess God. May the grace of God help us to give up all to possess all that is ultimate, God and life eternal. Let our mind and heart resonate with this prayer: “Lord Jesus, help me to fix my gaze upon you”.
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