Jesus offers us today cheat sheet for our salvation
He makes it as clear as it can be
It’s not too much about 10 commandments, rules, not doing shopping on Sunday,
Being tax collector, repenting for sins etc
What does he says?
I was hungry and you gave me food
I was thirsty and you gave me drink
A stranger and you welcomed me
Naked and you clothed me
Ile and you cared for me
In prison and you visited me
If we would just focus on these 7 frazes world would be really a different, much better place
But we don’t
And we all have very valid excuses why we don’t focus enough
We have own families, children to be raised, billed to be paid, jobs to be done, meetings we need attend
We could say:
Jesus, just give me few more hours every week and I will do it for you.
I will feed hungry, welcome stranger. Cloth the naked, visit those in prison
Just give me those few more hours!!’…
I was praying to find answer for this dilemma, clue where to go, where to look for help.
What I’m finding is this:
The Sunday.
Jesus did 7 very important miracles on Sabbath trying to show his folks what does he wants from them:
Not rigoristic observing of the law,
But he wants this day be spend on helping others, mercy and love
Sabbath. Day of rest. But also day of restoration.
Day on which God in special way will bless our efforts to make this world better place. However, with all respect, but not for dogs, cats, pacific turtles. But better place for humans
Jews didn’t get it
And we don’t get it neither
Sunday is not only about going to the church, which we who are here do it well
It’s also about bringing help, love and care to our brothers and sisters who are in need
And here another question has to be raised up
How I can do it If on Sunday I’m as well busy as on other days of the week
This is matter of priorities
Who is my king. Who is my savior. Who will be my judge on the last day.
Sunday is that that day when God gives us few more hours to use them in a way he precisely disrobes
I was hungry and you gave me food
I was thirsty and you gave me drink
A stranger and you welcomed me
Naked and you clothed me
Illed and you cared for me
In prison and you visited me
Sunday is the day when most of us don’t need to work
however we still make ourselves very occupied and busy with good things
Jesus warned Jews many times about what will happen to them after his rejection
So he warns us
The choice belongs to us
To me and you
And I’m as guilty as you of not really taking care of it
Who is your king? Who is your savior ? Who will be your judge some day?
Let us ask for strength to do find good ways to respond for today gospel
Remember , we got cheat sheet. What we will do with it depends on us
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