Thursday of week 13 in Ordinary Time
Saint Maria Goretti, Virgin, Martyr
First reading – Genesis 22:1-19
“God put Abraham to the test”. This is what we read in the first sentence of this day. The first thing which comes to our mind is the question, “why does God want to put into a test?”. It is not that God puts us into a test. This is a reality of our daily life. Our faith in God is being test in all ways. The basic reality of temptation in our life is the freedom of man. The freedom of man is tested every time when we must make the choice. The basis of this choice must be “On the mountain the Lord provides” as the Word of God says. The point of our choice is to see the greatness of God instead of the pain of sacrifice we think we must make for the Lord. The greatness of the Lord does not permit us to suffer but we imagine that we would suffer if we chose the Lord. So, let’s be smart to understand the greatness of God before our temptation to go against the Lord with the freedom He gave us. Let’s reflect: Am I giving importance to the Lord or to the choice I have?
Thursday 6 July
