Wednesday of week 34 in Ordinary Time
First reading – Daniel 5:1-6,13-14,16-17,23-28
“You have praised gods of gold and silver, of bronze and iron, of wood and stone, which cannot either see, hear or understand; but you have given no glory to the God who holds your breath and all your fortunes in his hands”. In all circumstances we are called to see the true God and His hand. We can easily miss the presence of true God in our lives and mistakenly give the importance to those things which seems important for us. In the case of King Belshazzar, we got blind by the gold and silver and failed to see God who held his breath and all his fortunes. That mistake is what failed him. The writing on the wall said that God has weighed him and found something important missing. The missing element is his capacity to recognize the True God in the presence of his riches and pleasure. The wealth and success are elements which sometimes blind us to see the Giver of wealth and success. Let’s reflect: What I see most: my success or the Giver of my success?
Wednesday 29 November
