"LOVE YOUR ENEMIES"
First Reading: 1 Samuel 26: 2,7-9,12-13,22-23
Second Reading: 1 Corinthians 15: 45-49
Gospel Reading: Luke 6: 27-38
* First reading is from the first book of Prophet Samuel. This passage tells us about King Saul who was jealous of David and he was seeking to kill David. One night David sneaked into the camp of Saul while everyone was asleep. David had a golden opportunity to kill King Saul. But he did not do it because he realized that it would be a crime in the eyes of the Lord God to kill a person anointed by the Lord God. We see here the forgiving attitude of David in spite of his enmity with Saul.
* Second reading is from the first letter of St. Paul to Corinthians. In this passage Paul makes a comparison between Adam and Christ. He explains to us that in Adam we owe our earthly life. He was a man of the dust. In Christ we owe our life in heaven. He was a man from heaven.
" A call to radical discipleship"
Today's Gospel reading is from St. Luke. In this passage Jesus makes some radical challenges to His disciples. He makes it very clear that revenge and retaliation has no place in His Kingdom.
Jesus gives the following action plan for His followers:
1. Love your enemies and do good to those who hate you.
2. Bless those who curse you and pray for those who abuse you.
3. Give to everyone who asks from you.
4. Do to others as you would wish them do to you.
5. Do not judge and you will not be judged.
6. Forgive and you will be forgiven.
7. The measure you give will be the measure you get back.
A disciple should have this attitude of Jesus in word and deed. If we follow these precepts of Jesus, the world would be a better place to live in. We would truly become sons and daughters of the Heavenly Father.
In this passage we see a reversal of values in Jesus' Kingdom. Instead of an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth as told in the Old Testament Jesus tells us that when someone strikes you on your cheek you are asked to offer the other also.
"Love is the only force capable of transforming an enemy into a friend" - Martin Luther King Jr.
First Reading: 1 Samuel 26: 2,7-9,12-13,22-23
Second Reading: 1 Corinthians 15: 45-49
Gospel Reading: Luke 6: 27-38
* First reading is from the first book of Prophet Samuel. This passage tells us about King Saul who was jealous of David and he was seeking to kill David. One night David sneaked into the camp of Saul while everyone was asleep. David had a golden opportunity to kill King Saul. But he did not do it because he realized that it would be a crime in the eyes of the Lord God to kill a person anointed by the Lord God. We see here the forgiving attitude of David in spite of his enmity with Saul.
* Second reading is from the first letter of St. Paul to Corinthians. In this passage Paul makes a comparison between Adam and Christ. He explains to us that in Adam we owe our earthly life. He was a man of the dust. In Christ we owe our life in heaven. He was a man from heaven.
" A call to radical discipleship"
Today's Gospel reading is from St. Luke. In this passage Jesus makes some radical challenges to His disciples. He makes it very clear that revenge and retaliation has no place in His Kingdom.
Jesus gives the following action plan for His followers:
1. Love your enemies and do good to those who hate you.
2. Bless those who curse you and pray for those who abuse you.
3. Give to everyone who asks from you.
4. Do to others as you would wish them do to you.
5. Do not judge and you will not be judged.
6. Forgive and you will be forgiven.
7. The measure you give will be the measure you get back.
A disciple should have this attitude of Jesus in word and deed. If we follow these precepts of Jesus, the world would be a better place to live in. We would truly become sons and daughters of the Heavenly Father.
In this passage we see a reversal of values in Jesus' Kingdom. Instead of an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth as told in the Old Testament Jesus tells us that when someone strikes you on your cheek you are asked to offer the other also.
"Love is the only force capable of transforming an enemy into a friend" - Martin Luther King Jr.
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