THURSDAY, TWENTY SECOND WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME
Col 1: 9-14 Ps 98: 2-6 Lk 5: 1- 11
THE SPIRITUAL OR THE MUNDANE?
Ordinary everyday experience tells us that when we begin our day, most often our thoughts run towards the fulfilment of our everyday tasks. Almost all productivity experts advise us to have a clear picture of the day before us for the successful implementation of our desired plans. As a result, all our attention and energy is spent mostly on the mundane things of life.
The human person, and especially a Christian, has a spiritual self. Our Christian vocation invites us to pay attention to this aspect of life. The reasons are, primarily, God has a better and broader plan for us. Paying attention to divine things will help us to see things from the divine perspective and choose that which is qualitatively greater. Secondly, when we pay attention to the things of God, we eventually put on the mindset of God thereby transforming all our desires to the likeness of God’s desires. This in turn will transform us as heavenly people. God becoming man so that man may live upon this earth with divine intent. St. Paul states that he prays for the Colossians everyday so that they could be filled with the knowledge of His will, would walk according to His ways so that they could do the works of God himself upon this earth. Paul desired to see Colossian Church live an authentic Christian life. In the Gospel, Jesus shows us how divine knowledge reveals what humans are seldom able to see and that divine understanding surpasses all human understanding.
Where do we stand as Christians today? Are we people guided by the Holy Spirit, and filled with divine wisdom and understanding? Have we ever realized the greatness of our Christian vocation and ever desired to walk in divine paths?
Response: The Lord has made known his salvation.
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