6th Sunday in Ordinary Time (C)

Short Reflection for the 6^th Sunday of the Ordinary Time (C)

Readings: Jeremiah 17: 5-8; 1 Corinthians 15: 12, 16-20: Luke 6: 17, 20-26

Selected Passage:   "Blessed are you who are poor,  for the kingdom of God is yours.  Blessed are you who are now hungry,   for you will be satisfied. Blessed are you who are now weeping,   for you will laugh.   Blessed are you when people hate you, and when they exclude and insult you,   and denounce your name as evil on account of the Son of Man.  (Luke 6” 20-22)

Reflection:  The Lucan version of the Beatitudes consists of ‘blessed are you…’ and ‘woe to you…’ There is no ambiguity and exceptions in the enumeration. The poor shall possess the kingdom; the hungry will be satisfied; those who mourn will laugh; and the persecuted will possess the kingdom. 

Take heed else we find ourselves making a lot of exceptions to suit our taste and status. www.badaliyya.blogspot.com

DHIKR PRAYER SIMPLE METHOD...

Dhikr is an Arabic word for remembrance. In the “tariqa” (the way) movement, Dhikr developed into a form of prayer… It is a prayer of the heart… following three simple steps:

1.Write in one’s heart a certain passage of the Holy Writ…

2.Make the same passage ever present in one’s lips. 

3.Then wait for God’s disclosure on the meaning of the passage…that interprets one’s life NOW…!

It takes a week of remembering (dhikr)…or even more days to relish the beauty of this method…