RevivaLent 2018 - #15

Revive the Reign Mode

Wednesday, 2nd week in Lent: 28th February, 2018

Jer 18: 18-20; Mt 20: 17-28

The readings today present to us the stark contrast between the Jesus' way of thinking and the Worldly terms of thinking. 

Jesus' way of thinking is Reign mode of thinking; thinking of the primacy of God, thinking of the framework of love, thinking of the criterion of service, thinking of the fullness of life of all! 

The Worldly mode of thinking is thinking of one's gains at all cost, thinking of one's comfort mindless about the struggles of others, thinking of scaling the ladder and not serving my brothers and sisters, thinking of every one and every situation as an opportunity for my own gains! Look at the hundreds of millions of scam that are being spoken of these days, in India...a place where millions go hungry out of misery everyday. 

Each of us can judge for ourselves, in which mode we live our life today. Or some times the modes may be off and on; that is, occasionally we may have the two of them alternating between themselves. But which of it is the predominant mode?  And when are we going to clearly switch to the Reign Mode? St. Paul instructs in his letter to the Philippians: 'Put on the mind of Christ' (2:5).

Let us revive the Reign Mode of our life!