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Sunday, November 20, 2022
Wednesday, July 28, 2021
Bible Reflections I 29.07.2021- Thursday I Indraya Manna I
Readings:
I - Ex. 40: 16-21, 34-38
II - Jn. 11: 19-27
St. Martha (Memoria)
JESUS, A FRIEND FOREVER
“Faithful friends are beyond price; no amount can balance their worth” (Sir. 6: 15) and “whoever finds one finds a treasure” (Sir. 6:14b). Everyone tends to seek their friend at all times of their life viz. ups and downs, fear and anxiety, happiness and sorrow, joy and pain. Today the Church remembers St. Martha, the friend of Jesus and sister of Mary and Lazarus. Jesus, as their friend, besides being a guest, sharing their hospitality, love and joy goes to Bethany to share the suffering of the bereaved friends at the loss of their brother Lazarus. Martha and Mary would have definitely thought of Jesus as we read in the Gospel passage today, as Martha says, “Lord if you had been here, my brother would not have died” and affirms her trust saying, “But even now I know that God will give you whatever you ask of Him” and so was it done to her.
Loyalty, fidelity and faithfulness are the vaning concepts of the current consumeristic reality. Almost all relationship today are either utility based or highly self-centered. In the trending world of change and impermanency God’s love alone is strong and constant as the Scripture says, “I have loved you with an everlasting love” (Jer. 31:3). Jesus is the all-time friend forever as the lyrics of Joseph Scriven’s hymn, “what friend we have in Jesus” goes.
All we need to do is to get connected with Jesus through our prayer. In times of grief, pain, trials, temptations, discouragement, betrayal, sorrows and weakness, turn to Jesus, an understanding friend closer to us than the very air we breathe. Let us resolve to accept the forever friendship of Jesus as we celebrate the feast day of his friend Martha who served him with much love and care.
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Wednesday, May 26, 2021
27.05.2021 Gospel Reflection
THE HEALING OF BLIND BARTIMAEUS (Mk. 10:46-52)
Today’s Gospel reading is about the healing of the blind beggar Bartimaeus. When the blind beggar Bartimaeus heard that Jesus was passing by he began to shout and say, “Jesus, Son of David have mercy on me”. Many ordered him sternly to be quite, and the Bible says that he cried out even more louder. The more the people tried to make him silent, the more louder he cried out to Jesus for help.
This Gospel contains encouraging, consoling and inspiring message to each one of us. The situation we are living in today may be trying our faith and trust in God. The pandemic and its effects, unemployment, poverty, misery, debts, misunderstanding, confusion, helplessness, hopelessness, fear, anxiety, depression and all the drudgeries of life may tend to weigh us down from faith and prayer life.
Itt is here in such situations we are encouraged by the blind Bartimaeus, to call for God’s help even more louder and definitely Jesus will come to our rescue as healer and saviour. With this trust and confidence in God let us carry on our life gracefully with all its problems and worries placing all our hope in the Lord alone.
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