by Prince Mathew
Preface for Meditation:
See, I have set before you today life and prosperity, death and adversity. If
you obey the commandments of the Lord your God that I am commanding you today,
by loving the Lord your God, walking in his ways, and observing his
commandments, decrees, and ordinances, then you shall live and become numerous,
and the Lord your God will bless you in the land that you are entering to
possess. But if your heart turns away and you do not hear, but are led astray to
bow down to other gods and serve them, I declare to you today that you shall
perish; you shall not live long in the land that you are crossing the Jordan to
enter and possess. I call heaven and earth to witness against you today that I
have set before you life and death, blessings and curses. Choose life so that
you and your descendants may live, loving the Lord your God, obeying him, and
holding fast to him; for that means life to you and length of days, so that you
may live in the land that the Lord swore to give to your ancestors, to Abraham,
to Isaac, and to Jacob. Deuteronomy 30:15-20
At the end of their long sojourn through the desert—only a stone’s throw away
from the Promised Land but not quite there yet, Prophet Moses calls on his
people to affirm with him their joint commitment to God and his promises. “The
blessings of God”, Moses says, “will be abundant, if you keep faith: you will
only truly live when you choose to continue to walk with God”. For Moses, this
is made all the more urgent since he has been told that he will not cross the
Jordan with his people. For him the end of the journey of life, and his
pilgrimage has come. As he faces death, he speaks passionately of life—in this
short passage he mentions the word ‘life’ or ‘live’ six times.
Like the people of Israel on the banks of the river Jordan, we too are invited
to reject all that denies life and choose instead what is life-giving, life
enhancing. This is a choice we make not only for ourselves, but for all
generations. Morning Bible Verse of the day: "Take your pay and go. I want to give the man who was hired last the same as
I gave you." St. Matthew 20:14
Fourth Tuesday of The Holy Lent
Evening
* St. Matthew 20: 1-16
* Numbers 28: 1-8
* I Samuel 21: 1- 9
* Acts 14 : 8 - 22
* I Corinthians 16: 13-24
* St. Matthew 11: 25-12: 8
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