Saturday, October 9, 2021
Bible Reflections I 10.10.2021 - Sunday I Indraya Manna I
Readings
I - Wis. 7: 7-11
II - Heb. 4: 12-13
III - Mk. 10: 17-30
WISDOM IS THE WORD OF GOD
The spirit of wisdom worth more than a priceless pearl, gold, health and beauty. The radiance of the light of wisdom never wanes. The Word of God is alive and active. It has the power to pervade the entire being to judge the intentions of heart. The Word of God is light to the minds and warmth to the hearts. It is a lamp to our feet and a light to our path (Ps. 119:105). Wisdom comes with the willingness to adhere to the Word of God. In the Gospel passage today, Jesus exhorts the man who asked Jesus for the way to eternal life, to sell away his riches and give to the poor so as to inherit eternal life. The Word of God came as wisdom to sell all so as to receive all, give up all so as to get back all, lose all so as to gain all and to part with all so as to part take in the eternal glory of the Lord forever. But the man in his richness rejected the wisdom that came with the words of Jesus and went away in shock and sadness.
To live by the Word of God is wisdom. It is the way to life eternal. It contains the pattern for a blissful life that challenges our trending life style. Some start the day with the Word of God and end the day also with the Word God, print and circulate the Word of God, take pride in memorizing the Word of God, carry the Word of God with them in their pocked, read, listen and view the reflections based on the Word of God and some of them fill their homes with posters, pictures and hangings containing the Word of God; but let us examine: Do we allow the Word of God to touch and transform our lives? Mere reading will not make any difference; make it a life style. Let us in all wisdom yield ourselves unto the Word of God in order to inherit life eternal. May our mind and heart resonate with the prayer: “Lord Jesus, help us to adhere to you words”
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