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Lectio: Lk 17.1-6                             

Meditatio :  "He [Jesus] said to his disciples, ‘Things that cause sin will inevitably occur, but woe to the person through whom they occur’.” Lk 17.1            

Oratio: O God, You know we are weak but You also know that we are often the cause of others to fail - to sin.

I remember Jesus told His disciples quite bluntly about avoiding being the source of scandal - the source of sin for others - that it would be better if we had a millstone placed on our neck and hurled into the sea - a vivid and woeful image of the fate of those who cause scandal.

Grant that I may have the grace to be a positive influence on others so that the other may prosper in this life and the next and I may be gifted with eternal life as well.

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: "sin...woe through whom”; all will from time to time fail to live in accord with the Great Law of Love but the Lord is kind and merciful and He will forgive us.  But He so much wants us to avoid scandal and our being a source of temptation for others. Rather He  wants us to be a source of good for others in their journey to the Kingdom and that is the least we should do for all He does for us.

Tomorrow's reading: Lk 17.7-10