10.10.13

Lectio: Lk 11.15-26                                                                                               
                     
Meditatio: “Some of them said, ‘By the power of Beelzebul, the prince of demons, he [Jesus] drives out demons’.”  Lk 11:15  

Oratio: O God, how fixed in our opinions we are at times.

I remember certain witnesses (probably the religious elite) to Jesus’ power of exorcism attributed it to the power of the devil and Jesus rightly pointed out how ridiculous such an opinion is for the devil’s kingdom would then be divided against itself.

Grant that I may ask for the spirit of openness to the Word of God and accept it at its face value for that is why it has been given.

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 "power of Beelzebul”; Beelzebul was not only known as the prince of demons but also derisively as the Prince of Flies; in prayer seek the grace to discern and then to trust the Word of God as made known and preserved through the Catholic Church for the Word of God and my putting it into practice is my strong defense against the power of evil.

Tomorrow's reading: Lk 11.27-28