Commitment

Meditation for Wednesday of the Twenty-Second Week in Ordinary Time
(Col 1:1-8; Lk 4:38-44)

Our meditation today followed Jesus along the way as carried out His mission. From the synagogue in Capernaum, He entered Simon’s house, where He healed Simon’s mother-in-law. After that He attended to numerous sick people they brought to Him, stretching out His hands on each of them as He laid hands on them. He faced some oppositions with those that were possessed, but He rebuked the demons and cast them out. At nightfall, Jesus went to a lonely place by Himself. Everywhere seemed calm for a while; at least He would rest and refresh, and enjoy the silent communion with the Father in prayer. But not for long… “The people sought Him and came to Him.” They wanted Him to continue attending to them, but Jesus said to them, “I must preach the good news of the kingdom of God to the other cities also; for I was sent for this purpose.” From there He went to the synagogue of Judea.

Meditate on Jesus’ commitment to His mission. Despite the varieties of involvement and movement, His commitment was consistent. He moved from one city to another, from a public place to a private house down to a lonely place. At a point He was attending to the crowd, at another point, He was attending to an individual or group of individuals. While He was well received and sought for, He also faced opposition and was rejected. Yes, He committed time to attend to the needs of others, He also had time for Himself, to enjoy silence and to pray.

 

Think about the routines of our lives, the responsibilities of each day. Most times we are committed to one aspect of our life and neglect the others. This can be seen when one is committed to work or business but neglects family life. How difficult it is these days to balance our busy schedules with our prayer life. For us to be committed to achieving our purposes requires a balanced life. Like Jesus, our lives shall revolve around varieties of activities and movements. For us to be committed and still maintain balance in life, we must receive these varieties of activities and movements as part of God’s plan for us, and we must never be too busy not to listen to God in silence and prayer.  

 

Fr Jude Chinwenwa Nwachukwu, C.Ss.R

Saints Peter and Paul Catholic Church,

Tedi-Muwo, Ojo, Lagos.

Wednesday September 6^th, 2023.

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