What lies within me!

WORD 2day: Wednesday, 5th week in Ordinary time

February 09, 2022: 1 Kings 10:1-10; Mark 7:14-23

Solomon was found so attractive, inspirational and edifying, because his inner self was blessed with the Wisdom of God, the Spirit of the Lord. When our whole self becomes a dwelling place of the Spirit, what comes out of us will certainly be edifying and sanctifying. Instead, if we lack the Spirit's Wisdom, but are filled with anger and frustration, enmity and jealousy, we shall bring out thoughts, words, and decisions that are utterly ungodly!

It is very important to check constantly, what we are feeding ourselves with - goodness and peace or filth and violence. When we see certain persons who think, speak, incite and spread evil, we need to implore the Lord for them, for they are so overpowered by evil. We need to take care of our thoughts, our words, our decisions and our actions, as it is indicative of what we are within us. 

Let us take care of what we take in... the negative remarks, the pessimistic outlooks, the destructive criticisms, the compromising attitude, all these could easily push us to ruin, of ourselves and of our communities. Let us fill ourselves with the Spirit, clothe ourselves with Christ and surrender ourselves to God our Father and Mother, so that wherever we are and whatever we do, we will constantly and authentically spread love, goodness, peace and hope. That is truly the identity of the people of God!