First Reading: Is 26:1-6
Gospel Reading: Mt 7:21, 24-27
Jesus said to his disciples, “Not everyone who says to me: Lord! Lord! will enter the kingdom of heaven, but the one who does the will of my heavenly Father.
“So, then, anyone who hears these words of mine and acts accordingly is like a wise man, who built his house on rock. The rain poured, the rivers flooded, and the wind blew and struck that house, but it did not collapse because it was built on rock. But anyone who hears these words of mine and does not act accordingly, is like a fool who built his house on sand. The rain poured, the rivers flooded, and the wind blew and struck that house; it collapsed, and what a terrible fall that was!”
D@iGITAL-EXPERIENCE
(Daily Gospel in the Assimilated Life Experience)
Jesus likens those who live by God’s Word as well founded on solid rock. So strong they become that neither trial nor tribulation could destroy them, not even betrayal or rejection. We can build our spirituality on solid rock by trying the following, namely, reconciliation, oblation, charity and kenosis. They are so arranged to form the acronym “rock” for better recall
In regard to reconciliation a good slogan would be “living by the word not by the sword”. To live by the sword is to nurture a vengeful heart. To live by the Word is to be ready with forgiveness even as justice is pursued. The spirit of reconciliation goes with the passion to cultivate the right environment for it. The least that one can do to maintain an atmosphere of reconciliation is to abandon biases and to avoid rash judgments. It might be useful to make a pact with one’s tongue not to wag while the heart is struggling with ill feelings.
Oblation complements reconciliation as one strives to live by the Word and not by the sword. Reconciliation with enemies appears to be a stupid proposition especially when we are the victims. Only those who offer themselves up to God in self-oblation will persevere in a life of reconciliation.
Charity is central to the practice of the Word because God’s Word pivots around the love commandment. Since Christianity is our I.D. love should be our identity. Mastery in charity moves one to the practice of kenosis. This is a foreign word which we understand best by looking at the life of Christ. “Though he was in the form of God Jesus did not deem equality with God. Rather he emptied himself and put on the form of a slave being born in the likeness of men.” Likewise we are called to such kind of kenosis that inspires us to humble service for one another.
Living the Word of God, we become as solid as R.O.C.K. – (Atty.) Rev. Fr. Dan Domingo P. delos Angeles, Jr., J.D., D.M.
Gospel Reading: Mt 7:21, 24-27
Jesus said to his disciples, “Not everyone who says to me: Lord! Lord! will enter the kingdom of heaven, but the one who does the will of my heavenly Father.
“So, then, anyone who hears these words of mine and acts accordingly is like a wise man, who built his house on rock. The rain poured, the rivers flooded, and the wind blew and struck that house, but it did not collapse because it was built on rock. But anyone who hears these words of mine and does not act accordingly, is like a fool who built his house on sand. The rain poured, the rivers flooded, and the wind blew and struck that house; it collapsed, and what a terrible fall that was!”
D@iGITAL-EXPERIENCE
(Daily Gospel in the Assimilated Life Experience)
Jesus likens those who live by God’s Word as well founded on solid rock. So strong they become that neither trial nor tribulation could destroy them, not even betrayal or rejection. We can build our spirituality on solid rock by trying the following, namely, reconciliation, oblation, charity and kenosis. They are so arranged to form the acronym “rock” for better recall
In regard to reconciliation a good slogan would be “living by the word not by the sword”. To live by the sword is to nurture a vengeful heart. To live by the Word is to be ready with forgiveness even as justice is pursued. The spirit of reconciliation goes with the passion to cultivate the right environment for it. The least that one can do to maintain an atmosphere of reconciliation is to abandon biases and to avoid rash judgments. It might be useful to make a pact with one’s tongue not to wag while the heart is struggling with ill feelings.
Oblation complements reconciliation as one strives to live by the Word and not by the sword. Reconciliation with enemies appears to be a stupid proposition especially when we are the victims. Only those who offer themselves up to God in self-oblation will persevere in a life of reconciliation.
Charity is central to the practice of the Word because God’s Word pivots around the love commandment. Since Christianity is our I.D. love should be our identity. Mastery in charity moves one to the practice of kenosis. This is a foreign word which we understand best by looking at the life of Christ. “Though he was in the form of God Jesus did not deem equality with God. Rather he emptied himself and put on the form of a slave being born in the likeness of men.” Likewise we are called to such kind of kenosis that inspires us to humble service for one another.
Living the Word of God, we become as solid as R.O.C.K. – (Atty.) Rev. Fr. Dan Domingo P. delos Angeles, Jr., J.D., D.M.
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