Reflection for THURSDAY, 4th Week of Lent
By
Fr. Aloysius Santiago sdb
Rector and Parish Priest
Don Bosco Shrine
Lingarajapuram, Bangalore
Today's Gospel Verses
John 5:41-44
“I do not accept glory from human beings, but I know you. I know that you do not have the love of God in your hearts. I have come in my Father’s name, and you do not accept me; but if someone else comes in his own name, you will accept him. How can you believe since you accept glory from one another but do not seek the glory that comes from the only God?
Today's Reflection
In life, it is important to have values and principles.
Values and principles are like road maps that tell a person what is the direction in life he should take.
To have good values and principles would certainly help a person to live a good life and earn the respect of others.
For Moses, he had his own ideas about life until God called him to lead His people out of slavery from the land of Egypt.
But it was a frustrating mission as the people were a stiff-necked people and they were always complaining.
But Moses kept to his mission and it can be understood that he was worn down and burdened by the complains of the people.
Then in the 1st reading, he had this "God-given" opportunity to dump the people and even to make a name for himself by being a father of a great nation.
Here is where we see the values and principles of Moses - he pleaded with God not to punish the people and to turn away His wrath from them.
May we see in Moses a man who will not betray a nation for his advantage.
God rewarded Moses in the end. May we too stand firm in the ways of God and He will also reward us in the end.
GOD BLESS YOU
Good morning. Have a nice safe day