12.06.15

Lectio: Lk 5.17-26                 

Meditatio: "Then astonishment seized them all and they glorified God, and, struck with awe, they said, ‘We have seen incredible things today’.” Lk 5.26            

Oratio: O God, Your Son could not have made it clearer to the religious leaders of the Jews who He is for in front of an audience of religious leaders from ‘every villages of Galilee and Judea and Jerusalem’, Jesus healed a paralytic after first publicly forgiving his sins - a power that is God’s  alone- and these leaders that day were in awe. Pray that the many wonderful things God performs daily for us may be always be remembered and that we may be always grateful. 

Contemplatio: Spend some time with today's text and see how the Lord is speaking to you.

Operatio: reflect: “struck...awe....in credible”; the reaction of the Jewish religious leaders from all over was one of awe at Jesus first forgiving a paralytic and then to show He had the power to forgive, commanding the paralytic to stand up and walk, and he did. Seek the grace to be ever grateful to Jesus for clearly revealing His identity and always place our trust in Him.

Tomorrow's reading: :Lk 1.26-38