Meditation for Tuesday of 12th Week in Ordinary Time, Year B
(Gen 13:2, 5-18; Mt 7:6, 12-14)
Have you noticed that when people’s Eal
possession increases, they become less accommodating
and more selective in relating with others? The race to overtake each other is fiercer
among the wealthy. Abraham and Lot had great possessions, “So great that they
could not dwell together, and there was strife between the herdsmen of Abram’s
cattle and the herdsmen of Lot’s cattle.” However, Abraham took the humble
narrow way and appealed for peace, requesting that they separate and head different
directions. Lot chose the Jordan Valley side that was watered like the garden
of the Lord. So Lot journeyed towards the East and established his empire among
the cities of the Valley down to Sodom.
We see how the humility of Abraham opened blessings for him. In handling his misunderstanding with Lot, he did not act extraordinary. He did what normal human person can do: desire peace, and give way for peace. But at the end we discover that Abraham was able to act humanly because of his faith in God, whom he followed as his priceless possession. Sieving our daily lives through faith is like passing through the narrow gate that Jesus talked about in the Gospel of today. “For the gate is narrow and the way is hard, that leads to life, and those who find it are few.” Let us learn from the example of Abraham and be among the few that will find such blessings.
Our help is in the name of the Lord; who made heaven and earth! Amen.
Fr
Jude Chinwenwa Nwachukwu, C.Ss.R
Saints
Peter & Paul Catholic Church,
Tedi-Muwo,
Ojo, Lagos.
Tuesday
June 22nd, 2021.
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