15th September, 2013: 24th Sunday in Ordinary Time
The First Reading warns us:
The World and our life today is filled with things, events, ideals and values that can distract us and get us lost!
The Second Reading instructs us:
Become aware of it when you are lost! St. Paul realised how lost he was! It is a grace to "come to our senses" (as the lost son came to his senses in the parable - Lk 15:17).
The Gospel presents to us:
A God who is on a constant look out; the Lord who is in search of us; the Lord who rejoices on our return! But the Lord cannot find us, unless we let ourselves be found!
Prayer
Oh Lord, my God,
Grant that I may stick to the path you have shown;
Enlighten my mind to single out the enticements and entrapments
that get me lost to your life-giving presence;
Infuse my heart with the humility to see the truth and accept it
specially when I find myself far from it;
Take my hand and lead me gently back to you,
however undeserving you find me to be;
for I know you love me without bounds,
you accept me without conditions, and
you watch over me without denying me my freedom!
Thank you Lord,
never let me wander too far away from you; and
help me always to let myself be found...
like the coin on the house floor,
the sheep in the wilderness,
and the son who came to himself...
Help me Lord,
that when you come in search of me,
TO LET MYSELF BE FOUND.
like the coin on the house floor,
the sheep in the wilderness,
and the son who came to himself...
Help me Lord,
that when you come in search of me,
TO LET MYSELF BE FOUND.
Amen.