WORD 2day: Thursday, 4th week in Easter time
May 15, 2025: Acts 13: 13-25; John 13: 16-20
The Word today insists upon our memories! This was one great problem with the people of Israel - they never remembered enough, all that the Lord did to them. The walk through the red sea was soon forgotten, they complained about no food; the fall of manna was soon forgotten, they detested the monotony of food; the quails were soon taken for granted, they complained about no water; the water from the rock was soon forgotten they wanted a god amidst them... that is why the Lord brings in the right corrective for them: the Covenant! The codified memory of the way the Lord loved them!
Jesus wants to leave a memory too... he offers us a way to keep his memory alive: in serving each other; in loving each other in concrete terms; in reaching out to each other, not for our needs but for the other in need, or the other to be loved!
The antonym to this memory we refer to here, is not forgetfulness but taking for granted! We get so used to things that happen around us, that we do not see anything "extraordinary" in them. Beginning with basic things like waking up to the day, and being able to breathe in and breathe out, and upto the greatest wonder of seeing the simple bread change into the body of Christ right before our eyes.. how many things we take for granted on a daily basis, and how many persons we take for granted too!
Like children, we are called to keep our sense of wonder alive and active - taking nothing, no one, for granted, but with wonder and gratitude, recognising every little good that comes our way. Let us have a wonder-filled day ahead!