Readings:
Isaiah 50: 4-7; Philippians 2: 6-11; Matthew 26: 14 - 27: 66
Selected
Passage: “Then one of the Twelve, who
was called Judas Iscariot, went to the chief priests and said, ‘What are you
willing to give me if I hand him over to you?’ They paid him thirty pieces of
silver, and from that time on he looked for an opportunity to hand him over”.
(Matthew 26: 14-16)
Meditation: The
drama of the Passion raises several questions for our reflection. One is the
betrayal of Jesus by his friend, Judas Iscariot, and the other apostles left
him, too. We, too, have betrayed the Lord and often for less than 30 pieces of
silver! The real miracle of the Passion
is the grace and strength Jesus received from the Father to embrace the CROSS
and drink the cup with courage and forbearance to the end.
Today, as ever, God’s
grace is never lacking and like Jesus, we too can embrace our cross and drink
the cup with courage. Cf. www.badaliyya.blogspot.com
DHIKR
SIMPLE METHOD
1st step: Write the text
or Dhikr (the Arabic word for REMEMBRANCE) in your heart.
2nd step: Let the text
remain always in on your lips and mind - RECITING the text silently as often as
possible...
3rd step: Be
attentive to the disclosure of the meaning/s of the text in your life.
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