MONDAY OF THE THIRD WEEK OF LENT, YEAR C

In the first reading, (2 Kings 5:1-15ab) we read about the army commander, whose named was Naaman, who had a serious sickness. He suffered from leprosy. It was his Jewish servant girl who suggested it to him to approach the prophet of God in Samaria and seek for help. This prophet of God was Elisha. And it happened that Elisha did not meet with the Commander face to face, rather he directed him to go and wash, seven times, in the River Jordan. Initially, the commander was angry and upset about the instruction as it was not what he wanted or expected. He refused to go, but his Jewish Servant girl convinced him to follow the prophet’s instructions. As he followed the instruction, he was cured of his leprosy. This made the commander to acknowledge the God of Israel, the God of Elisha as the only true God in all the earth.

Many times, in life we act like the army commander, as we have a stereotype of how things should or should not be. We refused to give grace a chance. When we give the grace of God a chance to bear fruit, we find our deepest joy.
What is it that is holding you from finding your deepest joy?

In the Gospel, (Luke 4: 24-30), we understand that Jesus did not allow his hometown people to become an obstacle to his mission. The people of Nazareth rejected him. So, he gave them two examples from the time of Elijah and Elisha of how God’s grace cannot be limited or constrained. This made them angry at Jesus, as they tried to kill him, but he passes through them and leaves.

During this Lenten season, let us be more aware of the stumbling blocks in our spiritual journey and how to overcome them.

Let us not allow fear, pride, envy, jealousy, or hatred to overcome our divine mission.

The world needs what the Church had, and that is God. Jesus says: “You are the salt of the earth” and “You are the light of the world”

This about these statements of Jesus this week.

Have a wonderful Week