Never Grow Weary....

NEVER GROW WEARY

All of us experience tension in our lives: tension in our families, tension in our friendships, tension in our places of work, tension in our churches, tension in our communities, and tension within our conversations around other people, politics, and current events. And, being good-hearted people, we carry that tension with patience, respect, graciousness, and forbearance – for a while! 

Then, at a certain point we feel ourselves stretched to the limit, grow weary of doing what is right, feel something snap inside of us, and hear some inner-voice say: Enough! I’ve put up with this too long! I won’t tolerate this anymore!

And we let go. We let go of patience, respect, graciousness, and forbearance, either by venting and giving back in kind or simply by fleeing the situation with an attitude of good riddance. Either way, we refuse to carry the tension any longer.

Mature parents put up with a lot of tension in raising their children. Mature teachers put up with a lot of tension in trying to open the minds and hearts of their students. Mature friends absorb a lot of tension in remaining faithful to each other. Mature young women and men put up with a lot of sexual tension while waiting for marriage. Mature Christians put up with a lot of tension in helping to absorb the immaturities and sins of their churches.

Men and women are noble of character precisely when they can walk with patience, respect, graciousness, and forbearance amid crushing and unfair tensions, when they never grow weary of doing what is right.

But all of this will not be easy. It’s the way of long loneliness, with many temptations to let go and slip away. But, if you persevere and never grown weary of doing what is right, at your funeral, those who knew you will be blessed and grateful that you continued to believe in them even when for a time they had stopped believing in themselves.

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Dhikr for the 14th Sunday in Ordinary Time (C)

The Short Reflection for 14^th Sunday of the Ordinary Year (C)

Readings: Isaiah 66: 10-14; Galatians 6: 14-18; Luke 10 10:1-12. 17-20

Selected Text:  “Go on your way; behold, I am sending you like lambs among wolves. Carry no money bag, no sack, no sandals; and greet no one along the way. Into whatever house you enter, first say, 'Peace to this household’.” (Luke 10: 3-5)

Reflection:  The mission or the ministry is no bed of roses.  The demands are great – carry no moneybag, no sack, and no sandals! The disciples of the Lord are sent like lambs among wolves. And their first message is ‘Peace to this household.’  Yes, the disciples are PEACEMAKERS! www.badaliyya.blogspot.com

DHIKR SIMPLE METHOD

Dhikr is an Arabic word that means remembrance.  Our dhikr prayer is remembrance of God’s Words and Deeds.

1^st step: Write the Dhikr in your heart.

2^nd step: Let the Dhikr remain always in on your lips and mind - RECITING the dhikr silently as often as possible...

3^rd step:  Be attentive to the disclosure of the meaning/s of the Dhikr in your life.

12th Sunday in Ordinary Time (C)

Short Reflection for 12^th Sunday of the Ordinary Year (C)

Readings: Zechariah 12: 10-11. 13:1; Galatians 3: 26-29; Luke 9: 18-24

Selected Text:  “Once when Jesus was praying in solitude, and the disciples were with him, he asked them, ‘Who do the crowds say that I am?’ They said in reply, ‘John the Baptist; others, Elijah; still others, One of the ancient prophets has arisen.’ Then he said to them, ‘But who do you say that I am?’ Peter said in reply, ‘The Messiah of God’.” (Luke 9: 18-20)

Reflection:  Today, each one us is being confronted to answer that same question, “Who Jesus is in our lives…? There is NO more escaping behind the ‘rug’ of rituals and formulas!  Jesus Christ is the source of life and the forgiveness of sins. Trough him we receive life in its fullness.  See www.badaliyya.blogspot.com

11th Sunday in Ordinary Time (C)

Short Reflection for 11^th Sunday of the Ordinary Year (C)

Readings: 2 Samuel 12: 7-19. 13; Galatians 2:18. 19-21; Luke 7: 36 - 8: 3

Selected Text:  “So I tell you, her many sins have been forgiven because she has shown great love. But the one to whom little is forgiven, loves little." He said to her, "Your sins are forgiven." The others at table said to themselves, "Who is this who even forgives sins?" But he said to the woman, "Your faith has saved you; go in peace." (Luke 7: 

Reflection:  In the gospel, Jesus directly challenges us by citing a sinner whose sins are forgiven, because ‘she has shown great love’.  Jesus shows what truly matters, that is, love and compassion. Love of God and love of neighbor and acting on them both in words and deeds are far more worth than any rituals, holocausts and formulas. Beware of the yeast of the Pharisees with many faces. www.badaliyya.blogspot.com