Meditation for Wednesday the 29th
Week in Ordinary Time, Year B
(Rm 6:12-18; Lk 12:39-48)
Since sin and death
came into the world through Adam, while the free gift of grace came in through Jesus
Christ, that means faith in Jesus Christ is our only hope in face of temptation
and sin. Through the righteousness of Jesus, we shall receive acquittal from
our sins. That means we must yield only to faith in Jesus, and not submit any
part of our bodies to sin. “But yield yourselves to God as men who have been
brought from death to life, and your members to God as instruments of
righteousness.” St Paul warns against habitual sin; such should not happen to
someone who is under grace! “But thanks be to God, that you who were once slaves
of sin have become obedient from the heart to the standard of teaching to which
you were committed, and, having been set free from sin, have become slaves of
righteousness.”
The free gift of
grace calls for higher responsibility; the treasure entrusted to our care the righteousness
of Jesus Christ. We must be awake and watchful by being in a state of grace. The
demand to live up to this responsibility flows the abundance of grace that is
given to us. We only need to be obedient and cooperate with the grace God has
poured into our hearts.
St Paul of the Cross, pray for us. Amen.
Fr Jude Chinwenwa Nwachukwu, C.Ss.R
Saints Peter and Paul Catholic Church
Tedi-Muwo, Lagos.
Wednesday October 20th, 2021.
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