Sunday, September 30, 2012
9.30.2
Lectio: Jb 1.6-22
Meditatio: and [Job] said, ‘Naked I came forth from my mother’s womb, and naked I go back again. The Lord gives and the Lord has taken away; blessed be the name of the Lord’.’ Jb 1.21
Oratio: " O God, we rejoice when we received good things and we are saddened when things our people are taken away from us - but You alone are omnipotent and all-knowing, and we must trust You in our dark times.
I remember Job lost everything and his response is what You want of us, too - You gave, You take away, and blessed are You.
Grant that I may always take Job’s word to heart and truly mean them when adversity hits - bor I will never be able to answer the big whys in life - why was I born, at this time, into this family, why did I fall in love with this person, why was I afflicted with this disease, why did my loved ones die at this time? These ‘Whys’ can only be answered by You and I will wait Your answers in the next life.
I ask these and all things through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with the Father and the Holy Spirit, one God, forever and ever.
Contemplatio: Keep silence and remain in recollection for a few minutes.
Operatio: Reflect on "the Lord gives...takes away;” all we have is gift, we are pure gift from God, our talent, our time, our family is God’s gift; in prayer thank God for all He has given us and ask for the gift of trust in times of adversity for that is how the wise sages of old handled their trials.
Tomorrow's reading: Jb 3.1-3,11-17,20-23
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