2022년 6월 18일 연중 제11주간 토요일
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제1독서
역대기 하.24,17-25
17 여호야다가 죽은 다음, 유다의 대신들이 와서 임금에게 경배하자,
그때부터 임금은 그들의 말을 듣게 되었다.
18 그들은 주 저희 조상들의 하느님의 집을 저버리고,
아세라 목상과 다른 우상들을 섬겼다.
이 죄 때문에 유다와 예루살렘에 진노가 내렸다.
19 주님께서는 그들을 당신께 돌아오게 하시려고
그들에게 예언자들을 보내셨다.
이 예언자들이 그들을 거슬러 증언하였지만, 그들은 귀를 기울이지 않았다.
20 그때에 여호야다 사제의 아들 즈카르야가 하느님의 영에 사로잡혀,
백성 앞에 나서서 말하였다.
“하느님께서 이렇게 말씀하십니다.
‘너희는 어찌하여 주님의 계명을 어기느냐?
그렇게 해서는 너희가 잘될 리 없다.
너희가 주님을 저버렸으니 주님도 너희를 저버렸다.’”
21 그러나 사람들은 그를 거슬러 음모를 꾸미고,
임금의 명령에 따라 주님의 집 뜰에서 그에게 돌을 던져 죽였다.
22 요아스 임금은 이렇게 즈카르야의 아버지 여호야다가
자기에게 바친 충성을 기억하지 않고, 그의 아들을 죽였다.
즈카르야는 죽으면서,
“주님께서 보고 갚으실 것이다.” 하고 말하였다.
23 그해가 끝나 갈 무렵, 아람 군대가 요아스를 치러 올라왔다.
그들은 유다와 예루살렘에 들어와
백성 가운데에서 관리들을 모두 죽이고,
모든 전리품을 다마스쿠스 임금에게 보냈다.
24 아람 군대는 얼마 안 되는 수로 쳐들어왔지만,
유다 백성이 주 저희 조상들의 하느님을 저버렸으므로,
주님께서는 그토록 많은 군사를 아람 군대의 손에 넘기셨다.
이렇게 그들은 요아스에게 내려진 판결을 집행하였다.
25 아람 군대는 요아스에게 심한 상처를 입히고 물러갔다.
그러자 요아스가 여호야다 사제의 아들을 죽인 일 때문에,
그의 신하들이 모반을 일으켜 그를 침상에서 살해하였다.
요아스는 이렇게 죽고 말았다.
사람들은 그를 다윗 성에 묻기는 하였지만,
임금들의 무덤에는 묻지 않았다.
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마태오. 6,24-34
그때에 예수님께서 제자들에게 말씀하셨다.
24 “아무도 두 주인을 섬길 수 없다.
한쪽은 미워하고 다른 쪽은 사랑하며,
한쪽은 떠받들고 다른 쪽은 업신여기게 된다.
너희는 하느님과 재물을 함께 섬길 수 없다.
25 그러므로 내가 너희에게 말한다.
목숨을 부지하려고 무엇을 먹을까, 무엇을 마실까,
또 몸을 보호하려고 무엇을 입을까 걱정하지 마라.
목숨이 음식보다 소중하고 몸이 옷보다 소중하지 않으냐?
26 하늘의 새들을 눈여겨보아라.
그것들은 씨를 뿌리지도 않고 거두지도 않을 뿐만 아니라
곳간에 모아들이지도 않는다.
그러나 하늘의 너희 아버지께서는 그것들을 먹여 주신다.
너희는 그것들보다 더 귀하지 않으냐?
27 너희 가운데 누가 걱정한다고 해서
자기 수명을 조금이라도 늘릴 수 있느냐?
28 그리고 너희는 왜 옷 걱정을 하느냐?
들에 핀 나리꽃들이 어떻게 자라는지 지켜보아라.
그것들은 애쓰지도 않고 길쌈도 하지 않는다.
29 그러나 내가 너희에게 말한다.
솔로몬도 그 온갖 영화 속에서 이 꽃 하나만큼 차려입지 못하였다.
30 오늘 서 있다가도 내일이면 아궁이에 던져질 들풀까지
하느님께서 이처럼 입히시거든,
너희야 훨씬 더 잘 입히시지 않겠느냐?
이 믿음이 약한 자들아!
31 그러므로 너희는 ‘무엇을 먹을까?’, ‘무엇을 마실까?’,
‘무엇을 차려입을까?’ 하며 걱정하지 마라.
32 이런 것들은 모두 다른 민족들이 애써 찾는 것이다.
하늘의 너희 아버지께서는 이 모든 것이 너희에게 필요함을 아신다.
33 너희는 먼저 하느님의 나라와 그분의 의로움을 찾아라.
그러면 이 모든 것도 곁들여 받게 될 것이다.
34 그러므로 내일을 걱정하지 마라.
내일 걱정은 내일이 할 것이다.
그날 고생은 그날로 충분하다.”
June 18, 2022
Saturday of the Eleventh Week in Ordinary Time
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Reading 1
After the death of Jehoiada,
the princes of Judah came and paid homage to King Joash,
and the king then listened to them.
They forsook the temple of the LORD, the God of their fathers,
and began to serve the sacred poles and the idols;
and because of this crime of theirs,
wrath came upon Judah and Jerusalem.
Although prophets were sent to them to convert them to the LORD,
the people would not listen to their warnings.
Then the Spirit of God possessed Zechariah,
son of Jehoiada the priest.
He took his stand above the people and said to them:
“God says, ‘Why are you transgressing the LORD’s commands,
so that you cannot prosper?
Because you have abandoned the LORD, he has abandoned you.’”
But they conspired against him,
and at the king’s order they stoned him to death
in the court of the LORD’s temple.
Thus King Joash was unmindful of the devotion shown him
by Jehoiada, Zechariah’s father, and slew his son.
And as Zechariah was dying, he said, “May the LORD see and avenge.”
At the turn of the year a force of Arameans came up against Joash.
They invaded Judah and Jerusalem,
did away with all the princes of the people,
and sent all their spoil to the king of Damascus.
Though the Aramean force came with few men,
the Lord surrendered a very large force into their power,
because Judah had abandoned the LORD, the God of their fathers.
So punishment was meted out to Joash.
After the Arameans had departed from him,
leaving him in grievous suffering,
his servants conspired against him
because of the murder of the son of Jehoiada the priest.
He was buried in the City of David,
but not in the tombs of the kings.
Ps 89:4-5, 29-30, 31-32, 33-34
R. (29a) For ever I will maintain my love for my servant.
“I have made a covenant with my chosen one,
I have sworn to David my servant:
Forever will I confirm your posterity
and establish your throne for all generations.”
R. For ever I will maintain my love for my servant.
“Forever I will maintain my kindness toward him,
and my covenant with him stands firm.
I will make his posterity endure forever
and his throne as the days of heaven.”
R. For ever I will maintain my love for my servant.
“If his sons forsake my law
and walk not according to my ordinances,
If they violate my statutes
and keep not my commands.”
R. For ever I will maintain my love for my servant.
“I will punish their crime with a rod
and their guilt with stripes.
Yet my mercy I will not take from him,
nor will I belie my faithfulness.”
R. For ever I will maintain my love for my servant.
Jesus said to his disciples:
“No one can serve two masters.
He will either hate one and love the other,
or be devoted to one and despise the other.
You cannot serve God and mammon.
“Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life,
what you will eat or drink,
or about your body, what you will wear.
Is not life more than food and the body more than clothing?
Look at the birds in the sky;
they do not sow or reap, they gather nothing into barns,
yet your heavenly Father feeds them.
Are not you more important than they?
Can any of you by worrying add a single moment to your life-span?
Why are you anxious about clothes?
Learn from the way the wild flowers grow.
They do not work or spin.
But I tell you that not even Solomon in all his splendor
was clothed like one of them.
If God so clothes the grass of the field,
which grows today and is thrown into the oven tomorrow,
will he not much more provide for you, O you of little faith?
So do not worry and say, ‘What are we to eat?’
or ‘What are we to drink?’ or ‘What are we to wear?’
All these things the pagans seek.
Your heavenly Father knows that you need them all.
But seek first the Kingdom of God and his righteousness,
and all these things will be given you besides.
Do not worry about tomorrow; tomorrow will take care of itself.
Sufficient for a day is its own evil.”
http://onlineministries.creighton.edu/CollaborativeMinistry/daily.html
Today’s gospel offers a seemingly simple perspective – you can’t serve two masters. Most of us would quickly agree with such a statement, we would understand that having two masters/bosses/jobs would easily lead to conflicts of interest and the inability to give 100% to either of the masters. There are few of us who think we could equally work two full time jobs and have a great performance in both. As we read on in the gospel, one of the masters is, of course, God but the other is mammon – money, material things, greed.
Most of us, certainly me, knows that we need the basics but our needs and wants are so far apart – what I consider necessity, may be more likely my wants and desires. We seem to think we must accumulate not only wealth but things, stuff – somehow that is going to take care of us. The bigger the pile of stuff the more successful we are or perhaps appear to others. But. . . where are the essentials of our lives and our very being? Is it in piles of stuff? When I’m working with the homeless and I see how they whole lives are contained in a grocery cart, it makes me wonder. I realize that this may not be the chosen life, yet I question myself and why I need to keep so much. I remember a quote from Dorothy Day, to live simply, that others may simply live. In my mind, it is not the money that is evil or pulls us away from our true Master, rather the greed of wanting it more and more. Needless to say, there are so many ways that we can use money to help others.
The gospel goes on to ask us: Is not life more than food and the body more than clothing? . . . . . Can any of you by worrying add a single moment to your life-span? There is no room for both worry and pray. If we say we really trust in the Lord, can we be worrying at the same time? God will take care of us, if we can trust Him. As I listened in church this week, I was struck by the thought: am I saved, because I believe, or it is because I am saved that I can believe. It is a gift – how do I take that gift and serve my Master? Perhaps, it is just my age, my stage in life but I always seem to have more questions than answers. How, at this point in my life, can I listen for those answers and hear them, not in a burning bush, rather in those around me? What can I learn from the homeless, from the sparrows?
In one of Toby Mac’s songs, he laments, I don't wanna gain the whole world and lose my soul. While not all will relate to his Christian rap approach to music, the question he poses is an essential one. What is the sense of all the “stuff,” fame, glory, whatever, if I have lost my soul?
Of course, I think there is not a better song to reinforce this reading . . . .
Sparrows Corey Asbury
http://www.presentationministries.com/obob/obob.asp
PROSPERITY
“God says, ‘Why are you transgressing the Lord’s commands, so that you cannot prosper?’ ” —2 Chronicles 24:20
When we disobey God, we not only do not prosper, we cannot prosper. We may look like we’re prospering, but looks are deceiving. How many superstars and celebrities are deeply depressed and suicidal? When we disobey God, even “sure things” don’t work. A few Arameans came against King Joash’s troops. Joash couldn’t lose, but he did. “The Lord surrendered a very large force” into the Arameans’ power (2 Chr 24:24). When we disobey God, we feel compelled to worry about even simple things like food, drink, and clothes (Mt 6:31). Even if we have what we need, we do not prosper because we constantly worry. “The unbelievers are always running after these things” (Mt 6:32).
Disobedience is not freedom, but misery. “Doing our own thing” is not prosperity, but problems. We were enslaved by disobedience, but saved by obedience (Rm 5:19). If we try taking control and gain our lives, we lose them (Lk 9:24). If we submit to the Lord in obedience, we gain our lives. “Seek first His kingship over you, His way of holiness, and all these things will be given you besides” (Mt 6:33). Obey King Jesus (see Rv 19:16).
Prayer: Father, may I delight in obeying Your commands (Ps 112:1).
Promise: “Enough, then, of worrying about tomorrow. Let tomorrow take care of itself.” —Mt 6:34
Praise: Joseph repented of listening to too many radio talk shows and decided to return to his first Love (Rv 2:4).
http://dailyscripture.servantsoftheword.org/readings/
What does the expression "serving two masters" and "being anxious" have in common? They both have the same root problem - being divided within oneself. The root word for "anxiety" literally means "being of two minds." An anxious person is often "tossed to and fro" and paralyzed by fear, indecision, and insecurity. Fear of some bad outcome cripples those afflicted with anxiety. It's also the case with someone who wants to live in two opposing kingdoms - God's kingdom of light, truth, and goodness or Satan's kingdom of darkness, sin, and deception - following God's standards and way of happiness or following the world's standards of success and happiness.
Who is the master of your life?
Who is the master in charge of your life? Our "master" is whatever governs our thought-life, shapes our ideals, and controls the desires of our heart and the values we choose to live by. We can be ruled by many different things - the love of money and possessions, the power of position and prestige, the glamor of wealth and fame, and the driving force of unruly passions, harmful desires, and addictive cravings. Ultimately the choice of who is our master boils down to two: God or "mammon". What is mammon? "Mammon" stands for "material wealth" or "possessions" or whatever tends to control our appetites and desires.
The antidote to fear, pride, and greed
There is one master alone who has the power to set us free from slavery to sin, fear, pride, and greed, and a host of other hurtful desires. That master is the Lord Jesus Christ who alone can save us from all that would keep us bound up in fear and anxiety. Jesus used an illustration from nature - the birds and the flowers - to show how God provides for his creatures in the natural order of his creation. God provides ample food, water, light, and heat to sustain all that lives and breathes. How much more can we, who are created in the very image and likeness of God, expect our heavenly Father and creator to sustain not only our physical bodies, but our mind, heart, and soul as well? God our Father is utterly reliable because it is his nature to love, heal, forgive, and make whole again.
Jesus - our daily bread
Jesus taught his disciples to pray with confidence to their heavenly Father: Give us this day our daily bread. What is bread, but the very staple of life and symbol of all that we need to live and grow. Anxiety is neither helpful nor necessary. It robs us of faith and confidence in God's help and it saps our energy for doing good. Jesus admonishes his followers to put away anxiety and preoccupation with material things and instead to seek first the things of God - his kingdom and righteousness. Anxiety robs the heart of trust in the mercy and goodness of God and in his loving care for us. God knows our needs even before we ask and he gives generously to those who trust in him. Who is your master - God or mammon?
Lord Jesus, free me from needless worries and help me to put my trust in you. May my first and only concern be for your glory and your kingdom of peace and righteousness. Help me to live each day and moment with trust and gratitude for your providential care for me.
Psalm 62:1-2,5-8
1 For God alone my soul waits in silence; from him comes my salvation.
2 He only is my rock and my salvation, my fortress; I shall not be greatly moved.
5 For God alone my soul waits in silence, for my hope is from him.
6 He only is my rock and my salvation, my fortress; I shall not be shaken.
7 On God rests my deliverance and my honor; my mighty rock, my refuge is God.
8 Trust in him at all times, O people; pour out your heart before him; God is a refuge for us. [Selah]
Daily Quote from the Early Church Fathers: The value of life, by John Chrysostom, 547-407 A.D.
"Note the acceleration of images: just when the lilies are decked out, he no longer calls them lilies but 'grass of the field' (Matthew 6:30 ). He then points further to their vulnerable condition by saying 'which are here today.' Then he does not merely say 'and not tomorrow' but rather more callously 'cast into the oven.' These creatures are not merely 'clothed but 'so clothed' in this way as to be later brought to nothing. Do you see how Jesus everywhere abounds in amplifications and intensifications? And he does so in order to press his points home. So then he adds, 'Will he not much more clothe you?' The force of the emphasis is on 'you' to indicate covertly how great is the value set upon your personal existence and the concern God shows for you in particular. It is as though he were saying, 'You, to whom he gave a soul, for whom he fashioned a body, for whose sake he made everything in creation, for whose sake he sent prophets, and gave the law, and wrought those innumerable good works, and for whose sake he gave up his only begotten Son.'" (excerpt from THE GOSPEL OF MATTHEW, HOMILY 22.1)
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