THURSDAY OF THE 25th WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME OF THE YEAR (II)
Mystery of the day: Luminous
Table of the Word: Ephesians 1:1-10; Luke 11:47-54.
"He destined us in love to be his sons through Jesus Christ, according to the purpose of his will, to the praise of his glorious grace which he freely bestowed on us in the Beloved. In him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of his grace which he lavished upon us." (Ephesians 1:6-8)
Theme: He destined us in love.
Reflection for the day:
St. Paul's testimony before the Church in Ephesus is a great profession of faith, which we are being called to embrace. He publicly professed the love of God through His Son Jesus Christ for the salvation of mankind, the love He freely bestowed notwithstanding, the disobedience of humanity and above all He still lavished grace upon grace on us. The account of this profession of faith says:
He destined us in love to be his sons through Jesus Christ, according to the purpose of his will, to the praise of his glorious grace which he freely bestowed on us in the Beloved. In him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of his grace which he lavished upon us." (Ephesians 1:6-8)
What a great love he has for us! What a grace lavishly poured on us, even though we have sin and come short of the glory. The blood of the Lamb speaks in the way we could not understand. It left us in the state of bewilderment as a result of our weaknesses.
In testimony to this gratituous gift of God that the Psalmist today joyously proclaimed:
"The lord has made known his salvation." (Psalm 98:2a)
This salvation can only be found in His Son -Jesus Christ who has paid our debt in full through His paschal mysteries of agony, death and resurrection.
Therefore, beloved in Christ let us make sincere effort to hold tenaciously the grace which God has lavished on us with tender care, let it not be wasted or take it for granted.
Finally, as we behold the dawn of this day let us acknowledge the fact that, it is not the alarm that woke us up but that "gratuitous grace of God" that has led us this far. Peace, be with you!
Let us pray
Immortal and Invisible God, we thank You for the love, care and grace showered upon us. Grant us we pray, that this grace may has effect in us so that we may be true witnesses to Your works. We ask this through Christ our Lord. Amen.
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