Monday of week 22 in Ordinary Time
First reading – 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18
“We want you to be quite certain, brothers, about those who have died, to make sure that you do not grieve about them, like the other people who have no hope”. Faith determines all aspects of our life which includes death. The way we see the death is very important from the point of view of faith. With faith we can see the death as the entry into the eternal life. Without faith we see the death as the end and darkness. With faith we see the death as the reality which Jesus transformed in Him with resurrection. In Jesus, all those who die, rise into eternal life. Only with faith we can see that. Without faith we see only the absence of those who die. With faith we see the union of those who die with Jesus Risen. This gives the hope and light. Let’s reflect: Do I see in death, the unity with Jesus Risen?
Monday 4 September
