The mystery of the action of God
in our lives is expressed through meditation today on the texts from the RomanCatholic Lectionary. In the text from the First Letter of Paul to the
Corinthians, the practice of some in the community in celebrating the
Eucharistic meal is detailed. Paul points out that the consequence of this
practice is to make the division between rich and poor painfully obvious. He
cites the differences in opinion and practice among the believers. From this
understanding that things are not commendable in the way they practice
communion among themselves and trusting in the transformative power of Christ
through the experience of Real Presence Paul exhorts them to live always in the
Spirit of inclusion and solidarity which testifies to our transformation to be One
in Christ.
Friar Jude Winkler points out that an necessary
element in the realization of our prayers and the achievement of peace, love
and joy among people is to trust in the plan and action of God. The Gospel of
Luke recounts the episode of Jesus responding to the request of the Jewish
leaders to include the petition of a Roman Centurion in the trust that God transforms
life and heals even those situations which are foreign to our experience. The sense
of trust of the petition of the Centurion is recalled today in the Eucharistic
celebration as we present our faith to trust in the Presence of Christ to
continue to heal and restore us from practice that is foreign to the plan of
God while at the same time opens our heart to accept the transformation of the formerly
foreign to join us in the intimacy in which all are invited in Christ.
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