Jonah 3:1-10 & Luke 11:29-32
Like the Israelites of Jesus’ time, we Christians have access to knowledge of the full mercy of God in our scriptures and in our oral traditions. Unfortunately, like the Jews of Jesus’ day, very few of us Christians today fully live into the great wisdom and salvation of God. When asked for extraordinary signs that he was telling the truth, Jesus pointed out that the Queen of Sheba had gone to great lengths to embrace the wisdom of God manifested in King Solomon, as the people of Nineveh had gone to great lengths to entirely repent of their sins in order to embrace the redeeming grace of God. They simply, but fully, embraced the graces that were at hand, as revealed by the scriptures and prophets of God. Do I take the wisdom and the salvation of God for granted or will I embrace and live into divine wisdom and the salvation of God revealed by Christ Jesus? Living God, help me to embrace your great wisdom and redemption. The sacrifice acceptable to God is a broken spirit; a broken and contrite heart, O God, you will not despise. (Psalm 51) “The man of the true religious tradition understands two things: liberty and obedience. The first means knowing what you really want. The second means knowing what you really trust.” G.K. Chesterton www.gospelmysteryoftheday.weebly.com Soli ad gloriam dei
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AuthorBeverly Illauq lives in Kemptville, Ontario, where she greets each morning by seeking the Gospel Mystery of the Day - the Word of the Lord for direct and practical application to the specific challenges & joys of the day. ArchivesCategories |