Friday of week 29 in Ordinary Time
First reading – Romans 7:18-25
“In my inmost self I dearly love God’s Law, but I can see that my body follows a different law that battles against the law which my reason dictates”. How correct is what St. Paul says! How many times we have resolutions in our life not to do this thing or that thing? And how many times we repeated the same thing! This law that I follow is my selfishness. And the law which my inmost self, filled with the grace of baptism and confirmation, wants to follow is the love of God. My desire to follow my selfishness is strong and enslaving. And the desire of the inner self to follow the love of God is subtle and liberating. Since the former is strong and enslaving, we often become a prisoner of that law. And St. Paul saw that Jesus Christ is only liberator from this prison. The moment we call and confide to Jesus Christ we can be liberated from this prison. The desire to call Jesus Christ comes from the subtle but liberating presence of the Holy Spirit in our heart. This Holy Spirit is the result of our Baptism. Let’s reflect: Do I call Jesus Christ when I am driven to sin?
Friday 27 October
