WORD 2day: Tuesday, 8th week in Ordinary Time
May 28, 2024 - 1 Peter 1:10-16; Mark 10: 28-31
Holiness is not merely an act, but an attitude; it is not merely a behaviour but a life style; it is not doing a few things in a manner that is considered popularly to be holy, but living our life, every moment of it, in a manner that is Godly. It requires constancy and consistency which are born out of sheer conviction!
We are called to be holy because the one who has called us is Holy, reminds us St. Peter today, resounding in our hearts, the call given in the book of Leviticus (19:1). When we decide for ourselves and choose to embark upon a sincere journey of holiness, Jesus promises us beautiful things - things that make us secure, persons who love and admire us, protection of God almighty that would guide us - but along with this, persecution... and ofcourse at the end of it all, eternal life, of which we partake already here and now by virtue of our Baptism!
Hence, the choice is ours: to choose God, remain in God and persevere through all trials or to give up and choose the desires of ignorance, as explained in the first reading, and lose our original identity and the dignity of children of God! Let us remember, salvation is not some magical act that the Lord performs for us, but it is our 'growing into heaven'. It is our daily maturity, by our constant faith, persistent hope and unfailing love - it is our choice for holiness, expressed in our constance and consistency, born out of personal interior conviction!
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