WORD 2day: Monday, 30th week in Ordinary time
October 30, 2023: Romans 8: 12-17; Luke 13: 10-17
The point of discussion in the Word today is the difference between slaves and heirs, and their respective traits.
A slave is governed by fear, is ruled by law and bound to restrictions. A slave cannot think beyond oneself. Gaining favours by pleasing the one in command is all that is there on the slave's mind. A slave, even when he or she is doing everything for the other, is all the time self centered, thinking all the time of how one will be judged or considered by the one in control.
An heir, instead, is governed by freedom, is guided by love and empowered with spontaneity. Freedom rules out restrictions, love transcends fear and spontaneity despises calculations. An heir never schemes! He or she just lives, lives every moment, lives in freedom and lives in total self responsibility.
Jesus proves to be the rightful heir, experiencing God as 'Abba' and feeling the need to render every child of God, wholesome in everyway. Laws and regulations did not matter to him; threats and warnings looked despicable in his sight. The greatest of all good news is, Christ has given us the same Spirit that was in him, that in our spirit we may be convinced that we are rightful sons and daughters of the merciful God.