9.01.13

Lectio: Lk 14. 16-30                                                                                             

Meditatio: “They [the Nazarenes] rose up, drove him [Jesus] out of town, and led him to the brow of the hill on which the town had been built, to hurl him down headlong.” Lk 14.29
       
Oratio: O God, how fickle we are! The Nazarenes first marveled at Jesus and His words and His reputation but  because He mentioned that it was to Gentiles that Elijah and Elisha had worked two great miracles - one feeding the widow of Zarepath  for a year despite a famine; and the other curing a leper from Syria; they attempted to kill him by taking Him to the brow of the hill with the intention of throwing Him down.

Grant that I may realize that You are the God of all and not simply the God of Christians and You desire all to come to Your kingdom and have provided the best way - the Way of Your Son.  I ask this and all things in the name of Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God, forever and ever.

Contemplatio: spend some time in silence and meditate on the selected passage and hear what God is saying to you.

Operatio: reflect on "drove...hurl”; hostile actions; clear signs of rejection; only wanted to hear good things about themselves or good things for themselves and not for outsiders; in prayer thank God for being God of all creation and all human beings; and pray for the grace  that I may do my part to spread the Good News that Jesus is the Son of God who suffered and died for all so that all might have eternal life and for the grace to always rejoice in such a gracious God.

Tomorrow's reading: Lk  4.31-37