COMMENTARY XXIX SUNDAY READINGS IN ORDINARY TIME. CYCLE C
1 st Reading: Exodus 17, 8 to 13
In those days, Amalek came and attacked the Israelites in RafidÃn. Moses said to Joshua, "Choose a few men, make an exit and smite Amalek. Tomorrow I'll be standing on the mountaintop, with the wonderful staff of God in his hand. " Joshua did what Moses told him and smite Amalek, while Moses, Aaron and Hur went up to the summit of Mt. While Moses was high hand, overcame Israel, while the low was, overcame Amalek. And as he weighed his hands, his teammates picked up a stone and put it under him, to sit, while Aaron and Hur held his arms, one on each side. Thus, he held up his hands to sunset. Joshua defeated Amalek and his troops, with the sword.
In those days, Amalek came and attacked the Israelites in RafidÃn. Moses said to Joshua, "Choose a few men, make an exit and smite Amalek. Tomorrow I'll be standing on the mountaintop, with the wonderful staff of God in his hand. " Joshua did what Moses told him and smite Amalek, while Moses, Aaron and Hur went up to the summit of Mt. While Moses was high hand, overcame Israel, while the low was, overcame Amalek. And as he weighed his hands, his teammates picked up a stone and put it under him, to sit, while Aaron and Hur held his arms, one on each side. Thus, he held up his hands to sunset. Joshua defeated Amalek and his troops, with the sword.
Psalm 120: My help comes from the Lord who made heaven and earth.
2 nd Reading: II Timothy 3, 14 - 4, 2
Dear Brother: Stay in what you have learned and you were confident, knowing from whom you learned it and that from infancy you have known the Holy Scriptures, it can give you the wisdom that the faith in Jesus Christ leads to salvation. All scripture inspired by God is also profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, for training in virtue, so the man of God may be equipped for every good work. Before God and before Christ Jesus, who is to judge the living and the dead, I conjure thee by his coming in glory: preach the word, be urgent in season and out of season, rebukes, reproaches, exhort, with great patience and desire to instruct.
Dear Brother: Stay in what you have learned and you were confident, knowing from whom you learned it and that from infancy you have known the Holy Scriptures, it can give you the wisdom that the faith in Jesus Christ leads to salvation. All scripture inspired by God is also profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, for training in virtue, so the man of God may be equipped for every good work. Before God and before Christ Jesus, who is to judge the living and the dead, I conjure thee by his coming in glory: preach the word, be urgent in season and out of season, rebukes, reproaches, exhort, with great patience and desire to instruct.
Gospel: Luke 18, 1 - 8
At that time, Jesus, to show his disciples how they should pray always without becoming discouraged, told them this parable: "There was a judge in town who neither feared God nor cared about men. In the same city was a widow who used to go to say, "do me justice against my adversary." For some time he refused, but afterward he said: "Though I fear not God nor do I care for men, yet because this widow is annoying me I will avenge her, lest he end up hitting me in the face." And the Lord said, "Look at what the unjust judge says, for God, do not avenge His own elect who cry to him day and night," or give them away? I tell you that they get justice without delay. But when the Son of man, can find faith on earth? ". ORA
At that time, Jesus, to show his disciples how they should pray always without becoming discouraged, told them this parable: "There was a judge in town who neither feared God nor cared about men. In the same city was a widow who used to go to say, "do me justice against my adversary." For some time he refused, but afterward he said: "Though I fear not God nor do I care for men, yet because this widow is annoying me I will avenge her, lest he end up hitting me in the face." And the Lord said, "Look at what the unjust judge says, for God, do not avenge His own elect who cry to him day and night," or give them away? I tell you that they get justice without delay. But when the Son of man, can find faith on earth? ". ORA
insistently and see miracles
Many people, when I speak of prayer, pray tell me much, so much so they think that God must be tired of listening. Today's Gospel shows clearly that God wants us to be persistent in prayer that the Lord never tires of hearing our prayer confident. Thus, in another passage that urges us: "Ask and you shall receive, seek and find, knock and it shall be opened." Today brings us the example of the persistent widow in court. This woman did not lose hope that eventually would find an answer to your request justice. And is that the emphasis on prayer is, at bottom, a continuous exercise of faith and hope. Therefore, the Lord concludes by referring to the faith shown by perseverance in prayer.
We know, however, that our prayer, filial conversation with God, can not be reduced only to ask for benefits, but first has to be a prayer of praise and thanksgiving, which also contains a request for use forgiveness and His mercy.
By asking God, we acknowledge that we are destitute and the profits are derived from God. We are also recognizing the goodness and generosity of one who does not skimp in the least for our salvation.
persevering prayer request is always an answer. Always. Many times we complain that God does not give us what we earnestly long and ask. There may be two reasons: he wants us to exercise more so our faith and patience, which will increase our confidence and humility before God, or what we are asking is not really the best for us, or even that could be harmful somehow. But that sentence strongly planted and watered with the patience and humility, always will grow into a blessing, if not the grace that we asked the Lord, will certainly be the best for us for our good and our salvation.
The first reading also shows us God as a source of blessing and victory for his chosen people, but spills this blessing when Moses held his arms up, ie, implore, ask, pray confidently. Aaron and Hur held in his fatigue, help you, so that prayer becomes a community. The prayer of Moses for his people's victory reminds us that our prayer should not focus only on oneself, but the Christian has to be attentive to the needs of the Church insistently asking God for them. The prayer, if in addition to be insistent, God receives it as a single voice from many hearts, will no doubt be more effective.
Christian prayer is a wonderful experience, a personal experience of faith and community experience of love and solidarity. Today we remember the look of the persistence and even this very reason, far from any interpretation selfish, plunges us into the mystery of the love of God we pray that you pray. So is God, so close and human. It's that close, because it is God who has come to us to teach us how to pray.
And so familiar. Father is God who will ultimately run our prayer. Is by Jesus, our brother, for whom it comes. It is with Mary, our Mother, as our prayer rises and maternal tender hands.
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