With heads held high
Thursday, last week in Ordinary Time
Dan 6: 12-28; Lk 21: 20-28
Within the circle of our friends, if some one said the words'look upon high', it would draw a roaring laughter instantaneously! It is because of a veteran trainer whom we know who would give a famous thought-for-the-day. He would have his ages old notes in his hands and look into it and read the thought for us. There was a funny moment always when he would say 'look upon high' and immediately look down into his notes for the next part. The readings today reminded me of those days from our student life.
Living with heads held high, is a deep imagery offered to us today. Some names like Oscar Romero, Mother Teresa, Sr. Rani Maria or Mrs Gladys Staines...are well known to us not for the great power they wielded or prominent posts they held, but for the endurance they had! The threats and violence and opposition that surrounded them never managed to swallow them in. Because they lived with their heads held high. Daniel in the first reading today and Jesus himself are offered as Biblical models for living with heads held high...never losing sight of that source, from where our help comes. Amidst all the struggles of our daily life, let's live with our heads held high!