3/03/13

Lectio Lk 4.24-30

Meditatio: "Again, there were many lepers in Israel during the time of Elisha the prophet, yet none of them were cleansed but only Naaman the Syrian."Lk 4.17

Oratio: "O God, You prepared us for Your Son’s coming by selecting a Chosen People - but You would use their rejection of Him to extend the benefit of His coming to all people.

I remember Jesus foretold this at the beginning of His public ministry when He reminded the People of His hometown that Elisha cleansed a foreigner of leprosy and not one of them.

Grant that I may let always grateful for the expansion of Your Son’s mission and may I do my part to help spread the Good News.

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 "Elisha"; one of the great prophets of Israel; cured a Syrian, a foreigner of leprosy; symbolized that Jesus’ coming would not be limited to the Chosen people; in prayer thank Jesus for coming to all people and ask for the grace to live in accord with the Good News and let selfless loved be my guiding principle.

Tomorrow's reading: Mt 18.21-35