BE JUDICIOUS: do not take goodness for granted
Thursday, 3rd week in Lent
Jer 7: 23-28; Lk 11: 14-23
One of the dangers that we run into in our day to day life is, taking the goodness of the Lord for granted. The Mercy of the Lord is endless and immeasurable. Yet there is every chance that I may deprive myself of this boundless mercy - yes, it is I who deprives myself of it!
What do you think? A pot kept on an open terrace, after a full day of heavy rain, will it be filled with water? There has been a heavy shower and for such a long time, but still it depends so much on the pot - whether it was kept open or closed, whether it was kept upside down or in its proper position! This is how it is with the mercy of the Lord. It is there for our taking, but if we miss it, we are depriving ourselves of it.
At times in our priorities and choices, we relegate the aspect of staying worthy of the Lord's mercies to such a despicable position that we go far far away from God and have our own existence, independent of God. The fact is that we cannot go too far, for wherever we go, the Lord is with us. Yet, we take that presence, that love and that mercy for granted. Such a painful experience of rejection, that we give the Lord. Is this not what the Lord shared already through Hosea (in chapter 11), 'the more I called them, the more they went from me'; 'my people are bent on turning away from me'...what an expression of pain from the Lord!
The Mercilent Attitude for today: Let me evaluate my priorities in life and pray for those who are bent on turning away from the Lord!
1 comment:
Yes Lord many a times I Hv closed my heart n mind n lost your abundant blessings n then complain. Open my spiritual eyes n help me to receive your graces n blessings that you shower upon me. Amen!
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