Bible
Study: Ecclesiastes 3, 1 to 11 and Luke
9, 18 to 22.
Yesterday,
our topic for reflection was the vanity of life, today, our topic is the rhythm
of life. Yesterday we saw the emptiness of life, today we are looking at the
fact that nothing lasts forever.
There is a
time and a season for everything that happens. If it begins to rain this
morning, it will not rain continuously for the next hundred days, the rain
would stop and something else would take over.
Life
happens in stages. There is morning time and then evening time, so also there
is mourning time and rejoicing time. A time to plant in tears, but definitely a
time to harvest with joy. NO MATTER WHAT YOU ARE GOING THROUGH IN LIFE TODAY,
JUST KNOW THAT IT WILL NOT LAST FOREVER.
There is a
saying I love so much: When you are climbing a ladder, remember those you met
along the way because you might need them while coming down. Today’s richest
persons will definitely not be tomorrow’s greatest. The tide will change. It is
not always going to be your turn forever. Even those children who once sucked
your breast milk will be the ones to feed you tomorrow at old age. Life is in
stages and seasons!
Jesus tells
his disciples today that he would be handed over to the elders and the chief
priests, that he would suffer many things, be rejected and killed. He was
preparing their minds for a hard season of life. But at the same time, he knew
that the better days would come.
Jesus is
not afraid to approach the cross because of his absolute confidence in the
resurrection. This is the same confidence we should have when we go through
tough times. Whatever it is I am suffering today, one day will come that I
would get down on my knees and say: “God, I thank you for allowing me to suffer
those years.”
On this
day, we remember a great Saint, one who had his own share from the very
sufferings of Christ while he was still alive, a stigmata, a holy man who had
the rare gift of being at two places at the same time, a great priest who could
tell even the sins you were hiding from him at the confessional. Padre Pio of
Pietrelcina drew thousands of pilgrims from all over the world while he was
alive and today he continues to inspire millions.
Let us
pray:
Lord
Jesus, give me grace to understand the rhythm of life that I may not be carried
away by pride or crushed down by depression over what I am going through now.
Amen.
Be Happy.
Live Positive. Have Faith. It is well with you. God bless you.
Fr. Abu
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