Reflections
Psalm 30: 2, 4-6, 11-13“I praise you Lord, for you raise me up …
you kept me from going down into the pit.”
God is in the business of healing;
as our 1st reading says,
God did not make death,
nor does he rejoice
at the destruction of the living.
His “Divine favor lasts a lifetime.”
Just as Jairus' daughter
is saved from death
in this Sunday's Gospel,
we too are able to be saved
from going down into the pit,
by the grace of God.
We too are eligible
for a spiritual resurrection
if our faith is strong.
We may be rebuked by God
for disobeying Him.
We are, after all, his wayward children,
and he loves us as a Father loves his own.
God's compassion and mercy
are with us not only in this life,
but in eternity.
“Divine anger lasts but a moment;
divine favor lasts a lifetime.”
Our Lord Jesus himself
was raised up from the pit by the Father,
even though He bore the weight of our sins.
God’s anger over the sins of all men
that Christ took upon himself,
lasted but a moment.
The joy of resurrection comes to us at dawn,
after a terrible night, as it came
to those early followers of Jesus.
“At nightfall, weeping enters in,
but with the dawn, rejoicing.”
And that alone is reason enough
to change our “mourning into dancing,”
“to clothe us with gladness,”
We are prompted
to “sing endless praise to the Lord.”
“O Lord, my God, forever will I give you thanks.”
Amen
Discussion Questions for Reflection
1. Our psalmist praises God for having rescued him
and brought him 'up from the netherworld.'
Tell about how you have been saved
from your enemies, the devil and his companions.
2. The Psalm says that the anger of the Lord
lasts but a moment. Have you been rebuked by the Lord?
If so, what did you learn from this, and in what way
are you grateful for being corrected by the Lord?
2. The Lord has an over abundance of patience with us.
ReplyDeleteIn my earlier years after high school I sure was of the world. I really turned up the free will and would obey my friends rather than my conscience. The Lord still was there to guide me, He has always been there for me. I learned alot of lessons the hard way. I feel the Lord knows our hearts and calls us back to His love we just have to be open for His call, His whisper....shh can you hear Him He is calling now: "My child My love is everlasting, follow my ways seek the path of the humble servant" Amen.
When I read this post, I immediately thought of Job. The devil tortured him with horrible events just so that he wouldn't trust in God. Job however stayed strong no matter what and ended up living with God in happiness. If only we understood God like Job did. If we thought more about us being children of God, we might understand more about Him and be willing to accept events that occur in our lives. This is another lesson that all humans should keep in their minds.
ReplyDelete2. The Lord has an over abundance of patience with us. In my earlier years after high school I sure was of the world. I really turned up the free will and would obey my friends rather than my conscience. The Lord still was there to guide me, He has always been there for me. I learned a lot of lessons the hard way. I feel the Lord knows our hearts and calls us back to His love. We just have to be open for His call, His whisper....shh can you hear Him? He is calling now: "My child My love is everlasting, follow my ways, seek the path of the humble servant." Amen.
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