Saturday of week 18 in Ordinary Time
Saturday memorial of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Saint Jane Frances de Chantal, Religious
First reading – Deuteronomy 6:4-13
“Let these words I urge on you today be written on your heart”. There are two important things about the Word of God which is communicated in this verse. The place of the Word of God and the context of the Word of God. The context of the Word of God is today. The today of the Word of God is the present. The Word of God is that which urges today, in the present moment. It’s not something from the past but of the present. It is that which should lead us now. In this moment. And how? It should be written in our heart. The Word of God is not to be just listened or heard. It must be in our heart. It must be written in heart. How can you write in the heart? You can write in the heart only with love. That means we must love the Word of God now. This love for the Word of God will engrave the Word of God in our heart and then it will lead us. Let’s reflect: Do I love the Word of God enough that the Word of God be written in my heart?
Saturday 12 August
