01.15.16

Lectio:  Mk 2.13-17

Meditatio: “Why does he eat with tax collectors and sinners?” Mk 2.16b

Oratio: O God, Jesus was criticized by the religious elite because of the company he kept. But he replied that it was just for these that He came. Pray to judge not others;  less in judging you also  be judged. Know that all are precious in the eyes of the Lord, even the hardened sinner.

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

Operatio: reflect: “why....eat....sinners; “ Jesus ate with sinners to show that it was just people like them that He was there. Seek the grace to be there for others regardless of the state of their souls;  and do your best to bring them back to the Lord for He so much wants their return.

Tomorrow's reading: Jn 2.1-11