TUESDAY, TWENTY SEVENTH WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME
Memorial of Our Lady of the Rosary
Jon 3: 1-10 Ps 130: 1-4, 7-8 Lk 10: 38-42
THE GENEROUS FLOW OF LOVE
The Jewish history is very intriguing, right from the Exodus under Moses as a nation to a superpower as the united monarchy under Kings Saul, David and Solomon. Israel occupied the major portion of the land of Canaan under united monarchy, then there was division of land – later exile to Babylon in 586 BC and Jews were dispersed all over the world. The Jewish race had lost their King, Temple and Land. They came out of exile in 1948 after the killing of 6 million Jews by Hitler. The world had mercy on them and they were granted a small piece of land in the present west bank. It is a fact that Judaism introcuded the world to a Monotheism. The other 2 main monotheist religions – Christianity and Islam, stem from Judaism. Their belief in one God, which is in their nature, is deeply rooted in their history, culture, and covenantal relationship with Yahweh, shaping every aspect of their worship, laws, and daily life.
Today’s First reading is a dramatic story which is very familiar to Christians. But the underlying principle here is that God is universal and just as he loves the Jews , his love is the same for all the people of this Earth. This is what it meant when the book of Genesis spoke thus, “God Created Man in his own image and likeness”. Jews and Jonah the chosen people of God are the vehicles to transmit this image of love and forgiveness of God. Jonah’s message in the text is taken very seriously by the Ninevites and as a result they experience the loving mercy of God.
This raises a question for us to reflect today: We Christians are called the people of the new covenant. The history of Christian nations tell otherwise; but can we as individuals, partake in radiating this love and forgiveness first in our families, to our friends, our enemies and in our neighbourhoods? Let us not be an obstruction like Jonah, to the generous flow of love and forgiveness which God desires to transmit through us.
Response: If you, O Lord, should mark iniquities, Lord, who could stand?
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