WEDNESDAY, FIFTEENTH WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME
Memorial of St Bonaventure
Is 10: 5-7, 13-16 Ps 94: 5-10, 14-15 Mt 11: 25-27
LIVING A TRINITARIAN LIFE
Judah’s encounter with Assyria in 732 continued as the pattern that they understood and expressed in their attitude towards successive imperial powers. These include Babylon, Persia and Greece. Other nations were victorious over Judah and they understood their loss as God’s will for them. It was seen as God’s way of punishing them for living a sinful life. The Israelites were invited by God time and again to change their behaviour and actions. The imagery used is of presenting Assyria as the axe. YHWH is the one wielding it. The success that Assyria has is because of YHWH. Assyria cannot take pride for their actions and behaviour against Israel and Judah. The Lord is Sovereign is the Lord of every nation, including Assyria. Assyria which lays Israel and Judah to waste will face God’s wrath against it. The text invites us to examine our own pride? How do I respond to such situations of pride in my life?
The responsorial psalm assures us that “the Lord will not forsake His people.” God’s justice is not absent. At times, it may appear to be delayed. God is always faithful and His commitment to us is unwavering. We are invited to be patient and place our hope in the Lord.
In the day’s Gospel, Jesus offers a prayer of thanksgiving. He says “I thank you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because you have hidden these things from the wise and the intelligent and have revealed them to infants.” Jesus’ revelation of the Father is His free gift to us. The wise and intelligent are those who rely on their intellectual pride. The infants represent those who are humble, open and place their total trust in God. We understand the mysteries of God by having childlike faith. Jesus invites us to grow in our relationship with Him and the Father. He has sent the Holy Spirit to help us. Can I model my relationships with others on the Holy Trinity. Let us pause and ask for grace to live our life in a Trinitarian relationship with others.
Response: The Lord will not abandon his people.
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