Friday of week 27 in Ordinary Time
Saint John XXIII, Pope
Gospel – Luke 11:15-26
In this passage of Gospel Jesus is teaching about the necessity of understanding the action of God in our life. Our life must be with God. “He who is not with me is against me; and he who does not gather with me scatters”. Whether we agree or not, God is with us in every moment of our life. If we accept this reality with gratitude, our life gets a very important sense. If we are not accepting this blessing, our life goes to a different direction where we must find meaning for everything that happens in our life. When we understand that God is with us in every step of our life, the life naturally acquires a meaning and significance. The people who did not accept the miracles of Jesus as miracles were looking for strange explanations about what was happening. Unfortunately, they failed to be the part of the plan of God. But when we accept everything that happens in our life as plan of God, we are living our life with Jesus and there is no need to search for the meaning of events in our life. We gather our life with Jesus. The kingdom of God is reigning us. Let’s reflect: Do I live my life with Jesus without search for the meaning of what is happening in my life?
Don Giorgio