12.06.13

Lectio: Mt 9.35-10,1, 5a. 6-8                         

Meditatio: “At the sight of the crowds, his [Jesus’] heart was moved with pity for them for they were troubled and abandoned, like sheep without a shepherd.” Mt 9.36

Oratio: O God, only feeling pity for others has never been Your way nor should it be our way.

I remember Jesus not only felt pity for the crowds but He did for them curing them of every disease and illness and feeding them spiritually with the Good News! - In short He was compassionate.           

Grant that I may be always mindful of the needs and struggles of others and not only feel for them but do for them what is within my ability for that is Jesus’ way and it must be my way, too.

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: "pity....troubled... shepherd"; the people had many problems, physical and spiritual; and Jesus responded but not simply expressing His pity for them  but doing for them what He had the ability. In prayer ask for the grace to be a compassionate person who lets pity for others  prompt action to help the other for that is what Jesus wants of us.      

Tomorrow's reading: Mt 3.1-12