Invite the Poor.

Monday 4^th November 2019. Bible Study: Romans 11:29-36, Psalm 69 and Luke 14:12-14)_

_“But when you give a feast, invite the poor, the maimed, the lame, the blind, and you will be blessed, because they cannot repay you.” *(Luke 14:13-14)*_

In our country today, the success of an event is judged by the calibre of people who attend it, the number of cars parked in front of the event centre, the number of dollars splashed on the floor and even the size of the souvenir. In a country where many are bearing managing to feed once a day, there is no weekend devoid of such lavish parties.

Jesus is asking us today to be creative when it comes to throwing parties. You don’t have to paint the town red to celebrate that occasion, invite the poor instead. Go to an orphanage, visit a ward in a hospital, gather the hungry children in the street, splash that money on them. Life is all about innovation. Do something different.

The truth is that when we give to the poor, we are simply doing to others what God himself has done to us. St. Paul tells us in our first reading that we have benefited immensely from the mercy of God. Freely we have received. Freely, we must give.

Let us pray: Lord Jesus, give me a heart that considers the poor. Amen.

Be Happy. Live Positive. Have Faith. It is well with you. God bless you. (Monday of the 31st week in Ordinary Time. Bible Study: Romans 11:29-36, Psalm 69 and Luke 14:12-14).