Reflection for SATURDAY, 33rd Week, Ordinary Time

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Today's Gospel Verses

 Luke 20:27-40

Some of the Sadducees, who say there is no resurrection, came to Jesus with a question. “Teacher,” they said, “Moses wrote for us that if a man’s brother dies and leaves a wife but no children, the man must marry the widow and raise up offspring for his brother. Now there were seven brothers. The first one married a woman and died childless. The second and then the third married her, and in the same way the seven died, leaving no children. Finally, the woman died too. Now then, at the resurrection whose wife will she be, since the seven were married to her?”

 Jesus replied, “The people of this age marry and are given in marriage. But those who are considered worthy of taking part in the age to come and in the resurrection from the dead will neither marry nor be given in marriage, and they can no longer die; for they are like the angels. They are God’s children, since they are children of the resurrection.  But in the account of the burning bush, even Moses showed that the dead rise, for he calls the Lord ‘the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob.

He is not the God of the dead, but of the living, for to him all are alive.”

Some of the teachers of the law responded, “Well said, teacher!” And no one dared to ask him any more questions.

 Today's Reflection

When it come to what we believe in, there are some aspects about our faith and that can be understood after some time of reflection and meditation.

When we look at the crucifix, we may ask questions like why does Jesus have to die such an agonizing death on the Cross, even though we know He died to save us from our sins.

And then when we think about the Incarnation, the Christmas event, we may wonder about the divine becoming human and taking on flesh in the womb of a woman.

For God to become man is not that readily understandable or even acceptable to our human way of thinking.

And then there is the great feast of the Resurrection, that Jesus rose from the dead.

The question of the resurrection can be difficult and the answer may be rather abstract.

So, like the Sadducees, they rather not believe in the resurrection. 

They would rather believe in the reality that they see around them, and to indulge in the luxuries and pleasures of this life, since there is nothing beyond this life.

But we believe that there is an afterlife, and the Resurrection of Jesus affirms us of this belief.

Not only do we believe in the afterlife, we also believe in the God of life.

It is because of our faith in the God of life, that we will want to live life on earth with meaning and purpose, so that we will eventually rise to the fullness of life in heaven.


        GOD BLESS YOU

Good morning. Have a nice day.