Meditation for Thursday of the 22nd Week in Ordinary Time
(Col 1:9-14; Lk 5:1-11)
As part of his
opening pleasantries, St Paul prays for the Colossians that they may be filled
with spiritual wisdom and understanding, to be fully pleasing to God and
fruitful in every good work… Since he will be talking about the pre-eminence of
Jesus Christ in our lives, St Paul began by mentioning how the Father
positioned us in Christ. God the Father has qualified us to share in the
inheritance of the saints in light. “He has delivered us from the dominion of
darkness and transferred us to the kingdom of His beloved Son, in whom we have
redemption, the forgiveness of sins.”
This great
transfer to the riches of His glory in Jesus Christ shines out in Peter’s great
catch of fish in today’s gospel passage. At the authority and command of Jesus,
“Put out into the deep and let down your nets for a catch”, Peter’s labors were
transferred to abundant harvest; his disappointment turned to fulfillment. The riches
of God in glory awaits us and is available in Jesus. However, like Peter who
gave Jesus his boat, we step forward to be transferred to the riches of His
Kingdom through our CHARITY and by obeying His commands. And He continues to
draw us deeper into the riches of Kingdom in glory until, like Peter and his
companions, “They left everything and followed Him.”
When we
perform acts of charity, we surrender our ‘boats’ to Jesus for the greater
glory of His Kingdom. Then, we are ‘qualified to share in the inheritance of
the saints’, which is the blessings of Heaven and eternal life at the end.
Amen.
St William of
Roskilde, pray for us! Amen.
Fr
Jude Chinwenwa Nwachukwu, C.Ss.R
Saints
Peter & Paul Catholic Church,
Tedi-Muwo,
Ojo, Lagos.
Thursday
September 2nd, 2021.
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