11.22.13

Lectio: Lk 20.27-40                                                                            

Meditatio: “Now at the resurrection whose wife will that woman be? For all seven had been married to her.” Lk 20.33       

Oratio: O God, how far are Your ways from our ways and how wonderful they are!

I remember the Sadducees , who did not believe the resurrection, thought they had in Moses’ position on what was known as Levirate Marriage as the perfect example as to why Jesus’ teaching about the resurrection does not make sense.  But Jesus quickly pointed out that in the next life those who are worthy of the resurrection neither marry nor are given in marriage for they live on like angels and they are God’s children - once more showing that God’s ways are so much different from man’s ways and so much better.

Grant that I may be ever mindful that the purpose of marriage is for the good of the couple and for the good of children; the good of the person is more than satisfied in resurrected life and the ultimate good of the children is also served there and there is no longer any need to multiply as all live on forever as children of God - what a happy ending for so little on our part. May I always be grateful and continually thank the Lord for being so kind.

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: "resurrection... whose wife "; life in the next world; no one marries but all live on as children of God in complete happiness. In prayer seek the grace to always give thanks and praise to God who is so gracious and kind to us so for He has deemed that we will be happy forever for He will take care of His children which we are in resurrected life.

Tomorrow's reading: Lk 23.35-43