WORD 2day: Saturday, 30th week in Ordinary rime
November 4, 2023: Romans 11: 1-2,11-12, 25-29; Luke 14: 1,7-11
At times we dare ask that question: has God forsaken me? All the expression of an endless love on God's part notwithstanding, I ask that question and wait for an answer - how cheeky!
Forsaking, is not within the precincts of God. Being Forsaken -is an absolutely human parlance! God never forsakes, not even if it is the worst of beings that God is faced with. Because when God creates someone, God does so out of love! That love never changes, as does God's righteousness never change.
God's righteous love, accepts me whatever state I might be in. But what truly happens is that I reject God, I keep myself away from God, I remain indifferent towards God and finally blame it all on God! I look for other things - human respect, worldly success, material affluence, social status and mundane glory more that what God matters to me! God is sidelined and forsaken.
Jesus challenges us today: move ahead my friend! Grow up and realise that it is not God who forsakes you; you forsake God! Realise it... and then you will be truly able to move ahead and get on with God.