WORD 2day: Monday, Last week in Ordinary time
November 25, 2019: Daniel 1:1-6,8-20; Luke 21: 1-4
So many were lining up dropping a bit of their possessions into the temple treasury, but Jesus picked on a poor despicable widow to compliment. In spite of the state of slavery and meekness, Daniel was picked up for the glory of God to be revealed. Why were they chosen? What makes these special? Their choice! They were chosen because they were explicit in their choice!
It is true that our Christian life is a call, for that matter life itself is a call. We are called by our very life to be human beings; and added to that in our baptism we are called to live our life as Christians. There is a call, with which we have begun - this call presents me with innumerable calls, every moment in my life where I have to choose! Every time I do or say something, I make a choice!
Look at these choices - is it possible to every time, for every small step, that I stop, think and make a choice? It is too tedious! But we make so many choices on a daily basis - how do we do it? Because we have a choice, a big choice, an over all choice that we have made and that choice leads us to the individual, little choices we make on daily basis, sometimes without even giving a serious thought to it. Hence the need to check that big choice, that over all choice - that is what we call our life choice!
The widow chose to give away even the little placing her trust that God will fend for her. Daniel gave up the sumptuous food and drink and all comforts promised in order to remain faithful to the Lord, for he was convinced every blessing came from the Lord. They made a choice - a life choice for God; So God chose to raise them up!
The choice they made sets them apart. Entering the last week of the liturgical year, we would see this thread running through the coming days to remind us of our own priorities and choices. What is my life choice?