11.04.13

Lectio:  Lk 14.15-24                                                      

Meditatio:”But one by one they began to excuse themselves. Lk 14.18a

Oratio: O God, You sent Your Son to Your chosen People but sadly they rejected Him!

I remember Jesus made this point when He told a parable about the Great Feast and how all those invited made excuses and He then invited the Anawin and the Gentiles - how sad for the Chosen People! How fortunate for us!         

Grant that I may accept Jesus’ invite to His Heavenly banquet and show my acceptance by living a life in accord with His will.                    

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: "one by one....excuse”: the Chosen People rejected Jesus’invite to dine at the Heavenly Banquet by rejecting Him; but Jesus did not give up on filling the banquet as He extended the invitation to others who did accept; in prayer seek the grace to live a life that shows my acceptance of His invitation - a blessing beyond anything I can imagine..

Tomorrow's reading: Lk 14.25-33