Reflection for Monday, June 17, 2013: 11th week in Ordinary Time.
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Rouse, Maryanne
Date
2013-06-17College of Business Administration; Heider College of Business
Reading 1
2 Corinthians 6:1-10
2 Corinthians 6:1-10
Psalm
Psalms 98:1, 2b-3ab, 3cd-4
Psalms 98:1, 2b-3ab, 3cd-4
Gospel
Matthew 5:38-42
Matthew 5:38-42
Lectionary Number
365. Year I, Ordinary Time.
365. Year I, Ordinary Time.
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To see the original html page, click the file link on the left."Today is the day of salvation." So says St. Paul to the Corinthians in today's First Reading. He then proceeds to list a number of experiences through which he has endured. There are many and it is worth reading them for yourself: 2Corinthians 6: 1-10 (click here). It does not matter what life throws at us, "...glory or dishonor, insult or praise. We may be treated as deceitful and yet are truthful; as unrecognized and yet acknowledged; as dying and behold we live; as sorrowful yet always rejoicing; as poor yet enriching many; as having nothing and yet possessing all things."Whew! Where do I sign on? Oops! I've already signed on through Baptism, Easter, and most recently Pentecost.Jesus, in today's Gospel reading, has a few other messages about being one of his followers and these are tough: "Offer no resistance to one who is evil." Does that mean attempting to separate those evil deeds from the doers, a particularly tough one for me? Afraid so."Give over your cloak and your tunic to one who asks": Does that mean paying taxes that I feel are unjust or will not benefit me directly, but will add to the common good? Afraid so."Should you be pressed into service, go twice the distance": Even when it's "not in my job description"? Maybe.Finally, I invite you to reflect on someone you know who despite dealing with severe issues--illness, disability, hardship of another kind--presents him/herself as joyful, serene, approachable. What is one thing about that person that you admire and are you willing to seek ways to imitate the characteristic?In other words: Attend to this "day of salvation" that we are all offered. As I read on a poster: Christianity is not for wimps! (Nor is any other faith that you choose to follow more deeply.)
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