Short Reflection for the 32nd Sunday of the Ordinary Time (A)
Readings: Wisdom 6: 12-16; 1 Thessalonians 4: 13-14; Matthew 25: 1-13
Selected Passage “While they went off to buy it, the bridegroom came and those who were ready went into the wedding feast with him. Then the door was locked. Afterwards the other virgins came and said, 'Lord, Lord, open the door for us!' But he said in reply, 'Amen, I say to you, I do not know you.' Therefore, stay awake, for you know neither the day nor the hour.” (Mt. 25: 10-13)
Meditation: The parable tells the wise and the foolish virgins. Both groups went out to meet the bridegroom that took time in arriving. The wise ones went out to meet the bridegroom bringing flasks of oil, as well, while the foolish ones did not. And when the bridegroom arrived, the foolish ones were not around and they missed him.
We must, then, imitate the wise virgins who take things seriously, who are prepared to meet the Lord, anytime when he comes. They are prepared at anytime and they don’t scramble for things, when it is time to act. We cannot make God and others wait for us and let us stop being foolish! www.badaliyya.blogspot.com
DHIKR SIMPLE METHOD
Dhikr is an Arabic word which means REMEMBRANCE.
1st step: Write the text 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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