Reflection for WEDNESDAY, 10th Week, Ordinary Time.
By
Fr. Aloysius Santiago sdb
Rector and Parish Priest
Don Bosco Shrine
Lingarajapuram, Bangalore
Today's Gospel Verses
Matthew 5:17-19
“Do not think that I have come to abolish the Law or the Prophets; I have not come to abolish them but to fulfill them. For truly I tell you, until heaven and earth disappear, not the smallest letter, not the least stroke of a pen, will by any means disappear from the Law until everything is accomplished.
Therefore anyone who sets aside one of the least of these commands and teaches others accordingly will be called least in the kingdom of heaven, but whoever practices and teaches these commands will be called great in the kingdom of heaven.
Today's Reflection
There is one thing about life that we need to believe in, and that is truth will prevail.
It is like a law of life and that gives humanity the hope to continue on with life even in the face of oppression and injustice, violence and even death.
But for us Christians, truth is not just a principle of life or a reality of life.
For us, truth comes from God and truth is found in the person of Jesus - Jesus is the Truth.
That truth was manifested by the prophet Elijah in the 1st reading as he called upon God to accept the sacrifice and God gave the sign of fire from heaven that consumed the sacrifice.
But truth goes alongside with love and in Jesus is the love and truth of God.
Jesus did not come to give a new law. Rather He came to fulfil the Law and the Prophets.
He came to proclaim God's love and truth and that He is God's love and truth.
Because Jesus is Love and Truth, we can hope. Because we know that Love and Truth will always prevail.
GOD BLESS YOU
Good morning. Have a nice day.