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GOSPEL POWER l SEPTEMBER 7, 2022 - WEDNESDAY
GOSPEL POWER l SEPTEMBER 7, 2022 - WEDNESDAY
23rd Week in Ordinary Time
Gospel: Lk 6:20-26
20Then Jesus looked up at his disciples and said: “Blessed are you who are poor, for yours is the kingdom of God. 21Blessed are you who are hungry now, for you will be filled. Blessed are you who weep now, for you will laugh. 22Blessed are you when people hate you, and when they exclude you, revile you, and defame you on account of the Son of Man. 23Rejoice in that day and leap for joy, for surely your reward is great in heaven; for that is what their ancestors did to the prophets. 24But woe to you who are rich, for you have received your consolation. 25Woe to you who are full now, for you will be hungry. Woe to you who are laughing now, for you will mourn and weep. 26Woe to you when all speak well of you, for that is what their ancestors did to the false prophets.”
Material deprivation and misery have a way of keeping us in touch with the deepest truth about ourselves — our existential emptiness. We are creatures totally dependent on the Creator for everything. Such awareness leaves no room for an illusion of self-sufficiency and independence, which material possessions and the passing joys of this world may induce. Those who experience being poor, hungry, grieving, and hated can look forward to the promise of something greater and unimaginably desirable, which is the full coming of God’s Kingdom. It is a promise whose fulfillment is certain. And it is this certainty that transforms the present experience of suffering into “blessedness.” On the other hand, the present experience of material abundance and satisfaction can dull one’s sensitivity to and yearning for the greater-things-to-come. To miss this ultimate purpose of our existence is indeed a woe!
Lord Jesus, turn our experiences of lack into yearning for the greater
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GOSPEL POWER l SEPTEMBER 7, 2022 - WEDNESDAY
23rd Week in Ordinary Time
Gospel: Lk 6:20-26
20Then Jesus looked up at his disciples and said: “Blessed are you who are poor, for yours is the kingdom of God. 21Blessed are you who are hungry now, for you will be filled. Blessed are you who weep now, for you will laugh. 22Blessed are you when people hate you, and when they exclude you, revile you, and defame you on account of the Son of Man. 23Rejoice in that day and leap for joy, for surely your reward is great in heaven; for that is what their ancestors did to the prophets. 24But woe to you who are rich, for you have received your consolation. 25Woe to you who are full now, for you will be hungry. Woe to you who are laughing now, for you will mourn and weep. 26Woe to you when all speak well of you, for that is what their ancestors did to the false prophets.”
Material deprivation and misery have a way of keeping us in touch with the deepest truth about ourselves — our existential emptiness. We are creatures totally dependent on the Creator for everything. Such awareness leaves no room for an illusion of self-sufficiency and independence, which material possessions and the passing joys of this world may induce. Those who experience being poor, hungry, grieving, and hated can look forward to the promise of something greater and unimaginably desirable, which is the full coming of God’s Kingdom. It is a promise whose fulfillment is certain. And it is this certainty that transforms the present experience of suffering into “blessedness.” On the other hand, the present experience of material abundance and satisfaction can dull one’s sensitivity to and yearning for the greater-things-to-come. To miss this ultimate purpose of our existence is indeed a woe!
Lord Jesus, turn our experiences of lack into yearning for the greater