Reflection for Friday, 29th Week of Ordinary Time

By

Fr. Aloysius Santiago sdb
Director, Social Action Movement, Don Bosco Bidar

 Today's WORD of GOD

Luke 12: 54 - 59

 He said to the crowd: “When you see a cloud rising in the west, immediately you say, ‘It’s going to rain,’ and it does.

 And when the south wind blows, you say, ‘It’s going to be hot,’ and it is.  Hypocrites! You know how to interpret the appearance of the earth and the sky. How is it that you don’t know how to interpret this present time? 

 “Why don’t you judge for yourselves what is right? As you are going with your adversary to the magistrate, try hard to be reconciled on the way, or your adversary may drag you off to the judge, and the judge turn you over to the officer, and the officer throw you into prison. I tell you, you will not get out until you have paid the last penny.” 

 Today's Reflection

A Chance (Kairos)  to be  Seized

We must Seize the Offer of Salvation that Comes to Us in the Here & Now. Some Opportunities Do Not Come a second Time, when Failure to Act would Mean Losing Our Chance. 

Some Graces Belong to the “Day” & the “Hour.” The Moment of Grace, the “Kairos,” is a Favourite Biblical Term. Kairos is not just a Moment in Linear Time (as the Greeks Called Chronos) but a very Special Moment with Life-Changing Implications. 

The Kairos must be Seized Promptly, in order to Do the Will of GOD. The Stakes are High, & Not to Decide is Itself a Negative Decision.

In Spite of Conflicts Both Internal & External, This Time can be a Kairos for Us, Individually, & for the Universal CHURCH. We & Our Leaders Need to Interpret the Present Time & Act for God with the Same Energy as the Original Christians. Observing the Natural Virtues of Prudence & Courage, we must Do Our Best Both to Practice & to Share the Spirit of JESUS CHRIST.

Keeping an Eye on the Weather

We Often Talk about the Weather. 

It’s a Useful Topic of Conversation when We Have Nothing much Else.

The People in JESUS' Time Noticed the Weather too. They Knew what to Expect from the Direction of the Wind, & so could “Read the Face of the Earth & the Sky.” Sadly They were Unable to Read Signs of the Times. They Failed to Recognize that GOD was Among Them in a Special Way.

We too can be Very Aware of the Weather but Not so Aware of how GOD is Present to Us. JESUS will be With Us Always Until the End of Time. 

The Signs of HIS Presence can be Subtle & Non-Dramatic, but True & Real. We Pray for Sight to See how the LORD is Present to Us, Especially In & Through Those whom We Meet in the Course of Our Day.


Good Morning

Have a blessed Friday

God's abundance blessings be yours today