Saturday, 10th week in Ordinary time
June 16, 2018 - I Kgs 19: 19-21; Mt 5: 33-37
Elisha speaks in action, just like Elijah did while he figuratively communicated that he passes on the mandate given to him, to Elisha. Elisha responds in concrete by burning the plow and slaughtering the bulls... that was a response in action, commitment made visible, readiness made absolute.
The episode reminds us of the famous phrase, "burning the boats". It is attached to a famous experience of the Spanish conquest of Mexico in 1519 when the Spanish Commander Hernan Cortes commanded his soldiers to literally burn the boats that the soldiers would have to either win the war or die in defeat! Another famous expression in history from 49 BC: 'Crossing the Rubicon' - Rubicon was the river that Julius Caesar, who was a mere commander of a regiment, crossed over rising to power as the Roman Emperor to rewrite history forever!
Each of us is invited specifically at a moment in history to live a call that is specific to each of us. Realising this call and responding to it with a sense of absolute commitment at a specific time in our life, is the message that the readings present to us: not to reflect and come up with some sound and sweet interpretation; but to look for a way of living our faith concretely on a daily basis.
Let our actions speak louder than our words; let our commitment to truth and justice and all the pertains to God be truly alive and concrete, not mere words and descriptions! Let our yes be an YES!
The episode reminds us of the famous phrase, "burning the boats". It is attached to a famous experience of the Spanish conquest of Mexico in 1519 when the Spanish Commander Hernan Cortes commanded his soldiers to literally burn the boats that the soldiers would have to either win the war or die in defeat! Another famous expression in history from 49 BC: 'Crossing the Rubicon' - Rubicon was the river that Julius Caesar, who was a mere commander of a regiment, crossed over rising to power as the Roman Emperor to rewrite history forever!
Each of us is invited specifically at a moment in history to live a call that is specific to each of us. Realising this call and responding to it with a sense of absolute commitment at a specific time in our life, is the message that the readings present to us: not to reflect and come up with some sound and sweet interpretation; but to look for a way of living our faith concretely on a daily basis.
Let our actions speak louder than our words; let our commitment to truth and justice and all the pertains to God be truly alive and concrete, not mere words and descriptions! Let our yes be an YES!
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