2ND WEEK OF LENT
Psalter: Week 2 / (Violet)
Ps 79:8, 9, 11 & 13
Lord, do not deal with us
according to our sins.
1st Reading: Dn 9:4b-10
I prayed to Yahweh, my God, and made this confession: “Lord God, great and to be feared, you keep your Covenant and love for those who love you and observe your commandments. We have sinned; we have not been just; we have been rebels, and have turned away from your commandments and laws. We have not listened to your servants, the prophets, who spoke in your name to our kings, leaders, fathers and to all the people of the land.
Lord, justice is yours; but ours is a face full of shame, as it is to this day — we, the people of Judah, the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the whole of Israel, near and far away, in all the lands where you have dispersed us because of the infidelity we have committed against you. Ours is the shame, O Lord, for we, our kings, princes and fathers, have sinned against you. We hope for pardon and mercy from the Lord, our God, because we have rebelled against him. We have not listened to the voice of Yahweh, our God, or followed the laws which he has given us through his servants, the prophets.
Gospel: Lk 6:36-38
Be merciful, just as your Father is merciful. Don’t be a judge of others and you will not be judged; do not condemn and you will not be condemned; forgive and you will be forgiven; give and it will be given to you, and you will receive in your sack good measure, pressed down, full and running over. For the measure you give will be the measure you receive back.”
Reflections
YOU WILL RECEIVE…
GOOD MEASURE, PRESSED DOWN SHAKEN TOGETHER RUNNING OVER
I love this scriptural passage because it is so vivid and graphic in its description of the bountifulness of one’s reward when one is generous. In my life I have seen the effect of what I call “extravagant generosity.” In a convent, a Sister asked excuse from her superior for having missed lauds because she overslept. The Superior said, “I knew you would be late because you were still at your computer late in the night”. In another house, a Sister also asked her Superior the same excuse. The Superior said: “Sister, I think you really are tired why don’t you sleep longer this whole week.” The Sister was overwhelmed by her Superior’s generosity. She slept longer for 2 days and on the third day decided she did not need it anymore and woke up for Lauds. See the difference? My Sister one time paid a tricycle driver 500 pesos instead of the actual fare of 60 pesos. You should see the face of the driver light up like an electric bulb and promptly treated her co-tricycle drivers to a halo-halo (dessert) blow-out. Don’t just be generous. Be extravagantly generous!
Daily Reflection 2018
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