2022년 6월 30일 연중 제13주간 목요일
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제1독서
아모스 예언서 7,10-17
그 무렵 10 베텔의 사제 아마츠야가 이스라엘 임금 예로보암에게
사람을 보내어 말하였다. “아모스가 이스라엘 집안 한가운데에서
임금님을 거슬러 음모를 꾸미고 있습니다.
이 나라는 그가 하는 모든 말을 더 이상 참아 낼 수가 없습니다.
11 아모스는 이런 말을 해 댑니다.
‘예로보암은 칼에 맞아 죽고 이스라엘은 제 고향을 떠나 유배를 갈 것이다.’”
12 그런 뒤에 아마츠야가 아모스에게 말하였다.
“선견자야, 어서 유다 땅으로 달아나,
거기에서나 예언하며 밥을 벌어먹어라.
13 다시는 베텔에서 예언을 하지 마라.
이곳은 임금님의 성소이며 왕국의 성전이다.”
14 그러자 아모스가 아마츠야에게 대답하였다.
“나는 예언자도 아니고 예언자의 제자도 아니다.
나는 그저 가축을 키우고 돌무화과나무를 가꾸는 사람이다.
15 그런데 주님께서 양 떼를 몰고 가는 나를 붙잡으셨다.
그러고 나서 나에게 ‘가서 내 백성 이스라엘에게 예언하여라.’ 하고 말씀하셨다.
16 그러니 이제 너는 주님의 말씀을 들어라.
너는 ‘이스라엘을 거슬러 예언하지 말고
이사악의 집안을 거슬러 설교하지 마라.’ 하고 말하였다.
17 그러므로 주님께서 이렇게 말씀하신다.
‘네 아내는 이 성읍에서 창녀가 되고 네 아들딸들은 칼에 맞아 쓰러지며
네 땅은 측량줄로 재어 나누어지고 너 자신은 부정한 땅에서 죽으리라.
그리고 이스라엘은 제 고향을 떠나 유배를 가리라.’”
복음
마태오 9,1-8
그때에 1 예수님께서는 배에 오르시어 호수를 건너
당신께서 사시는 고을로 가셨다.
2 그런데 사람들이 어떤 중풍 병자를 평상에 뉘어 그분께 데려왔다.
예수님께서 그들의 믿음을 보시고 중풍 병자에게 말씀하셨다.
“얘야, 용기를 내어라. 너는 죄를 용서받았다.”
3 그러자 율법 학자 몇 사람이 속으로
‘이자가 하느님을 모독하는군.’ 하고 생각하였다.
4 예수님께서 그들의 생각을 아시고 말씀하셨다.
“너희는 어찌하여 마음속에 악한 생각을 품느냐?
5 ‘너는 죄를 용서받았다.’ 하고 말하는 것과
‘일어나 걸어가라.’ 하고 말하는 것 가운데에서 어느 쪽이 더 쉬우냐?
6 이제 사람의 아들이 땅에서 죄를 용서하는 권한을 가지고 있음을
너희가 알게 해 주겠다.”그런 다음 중풍 병자에게 말씀하셨다.
“일어나 네 평상을 가지고 집으로 돌아가거라.”
7 그러자 그는 일어나 집으로 갔다.
8 이 일을 보고 군중은 두려워하며,
사람들에게 그러한 권한을 주신 하느님을 찬양하였다.
June 30, 2022
Thursday of the Thirteenth Week in Ordinary Time
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Reading 1
Amaziah, the priest of Bethel, sent word to Jeroboam,
king of Israel:
“Amos has conspired against you here within Israel;
the country cannot endure all his words.
For this is what Amos says:
Jeroboam shall die by the sword,
and Israel shall surely be exiled from its land.”
To Amos, Amaziah said:
“Off with you, visionary, flee to the land of Judah!
There earn your bread by prophesying,
but never again prophesy in Bethel;
for it is the king’s sanctuary and a royal temple.”
Amos answered Amaziah, “I was no prophet,
nor have I belonged to a company of prophets;
I was a shepherd and a dresser of sycamores.
The LORD took me from following the flock, and said to me,
‘Go, prophesy to my people Israel.’
Now hear the word of the LORD!”
You say: prophesy not against Israel,
preach not against the house of Isaac.
Now thus says the LORD:
Your wife shall be made a harlot in the city,
and your sons and daughters shall fall by the sword;
Your land shall be divided by measuring line,
and you yourself shall die in an unclean land;
Israel shall be exiled far from its land.
Responsorial Psalm
R. (10cd) The judgments of the Lord are true, and all of them are just.
The law of the LORD is perfect,
refreshing the soul;
The decree of the LORD is trustworthy,
giving wisdom to the simple.
R. The judgments of the Lord are true, and all of them are just.
The precepts of the LORD are right,
rejoicing the heart;
The command of the LORD is clear,
enlightening the eye.
R. The judgments of the Lord are true, and all of them are just.
The fear of the LORD is pure,
enduring forever;
The ordinances of the LORD are true,
all of them just.
R. The judgments of the Lord are true, and all of them are just.
They are more precious than gold,
than a heap of purest gold;
Sweeter also than syrup
or honey from the comb.
R. The judgments of the Lord are true, and all of them are just.
Gospel
After entering a boat, Jesus made the crossing, and came into his own town.
And there people brought to him a paralytic lying on a stretcher.
When Jesus saw their faith, he said to the paralytic,
“Courage, child, your sins are forgiven.”
At that, some of the scribes said to themselves,
“This man is blaspheming.”
Jesus knew what they were thinking, and said,
“Why do you harbor evil thoughts?
Which is easier, to say, ‘Your sins are forgiven,’
or to say, ‘Rise and walk’?
But that you may know that the Son of Man
has authority on earth to forgive sins”—
he then said to the paralytic,
“Rise, pick up your stretcher, and go home.”
He rose and went home.
When the crowds saw this they were struck with awe
and glorified God who had given such authority to men.
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Today’s gospel raises some interesting questions for me. Is our human predilection to act in sinful ways the cause of our infirmities (as apparently the scribes believed), or is the presence of our infirmities another manifestation of the reality of our human condition (i.e., to be human is to have physical imperfections and illnesses, leading inevitably to death of our physical being)? If sin “causes” our illnesses, how does one explain the situation we all encounter where an apparently upstanding person is afflicted with some disease while an apparently flawed person is not? To borrow the book title, why do bad things happen to good people? Interesting questions, but beyond my ability to resolve here.
And another set of questions – why do the scribes care more how it is that Jesus is able to cure than to wonder at the miracle of the cure itself? How is it that people can witness a miracle and yet not find it in themselves to accept it, but instead feel the need to debunk and trivialize?
In our sophistication and skepticism, we tend to underappreciate the rarity and reality of true miracles. We use the term “miracle” to describe victories in sporting events, good fortune in avoiding injury in accidents, rapid discoveries of vaccines for pandemic illnesses, and so on. The New Oxford American Dictionary defines miracle as “a surprising and welcome event that is not explicable by natural or scientific laws and is therefore considered to be the work of a divine agency.” A miracle, in which the divine actually intercedes in our human existence to change the natural flow of events, is truly rare and remarkable. A winning horse that had a 100 to 1 chance of winning the race is not a miracle.
I think Jesus was trying to convey some of this failing to appreciate the specialness of a miracle when He engaged in wordplay with the scribes. Yes, He taught a lesson about the forgiveness of sin. But I think He was talking to the paralytic in language that person (and the listeners and witnesses) would have understood. If you have been taught and culturally prepared to think that your sins caused your infirmity, how would you react if someone told you to get up and walk, and didn’t mention forgiving your sins?
For me, the wonder has always been that God walked among us in the form of Jesus. Jesus performed miracles, and people’s lives were changed. Jesus, as man and Divine Being, was moved by compassion and empathy to ease the suffering of the person directly in front of Him. Why was it so hard for the scribes to accept the Godliness of the action of curing without parsing the reasons for the cure? Why was it so hard for the crowds pressing around Jesus when He cured someone to rejoice in the great good fortune for the recipient and not press and angle for something for themselves as well?
Is it not a miracle in itself that we are loved by the Divine? Is it not beyond our human experience that God would, at times, step in and change the course of our lives? Is not life itself the most significant and poignant miracle of all? Isn’t the reality of our every single moment a miracle – this breath I just took, the sunrise I saw this morning, the trill of the songbird in my yard, the collective knowledge of humankind that enables me to even communicate these feelings? Doesn’t the miracle of life itself give us great solace that our own lives are meaningful precisely because this Divine Being so loved us as to create us and this world?
And so, my prayer today is for the grace to wonder at all the miracles I see around me and to pay homage to the God who loves me so much.
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STRETCHER-BEARERS
“There the people at once brought to Him a paralyzed man lying on a mat. When Jesus saw their faith...” —Matthew 9:2
Some “stretcher-bearers” carried to Jesus a paralytic lying on a mat. When Jesus saw the faith of the stretcher-bearers, He said to the paralyzed man, “Have courage, son, your sins are forgiven” (Mt 9:2).
Jesus cannot resist a prayer that comes to Him in faith (see Mt 8:10-13; 15:27-28). Today’s Gospel does not even record any words of the stretcher-bearers. They simply carried the paralytic to Jesus. However, the text of this passage records that what triggered Jesus’ healing action was the moment when He saw the faith of the stretcher-bearers (Mt 9:2). Then Jesus exceeded the faith of the stretcher-bearers. He not only healed the paralytic, but even forgave the man’s sins! (Mt 9:2) Jesus does far more than we ask Him (Eph 3:20).
Perhaps you struggle in speaking or writing. You can still bring people to Jesus, like today’s stretcher-bearers. You may need to break through walls, or even roofs (Mk 2:4; Lk 5:19). But do not lose heart. Keep bringing people who are spiritually or physically paralyzed to Jesus in prayer. Bring your loved ones to Jesus. Find other stretcher-bearers with whom you can carry people to Jesus. Bring them in (see Lk 14:23).
Prayer: Jesus, like St, Andrew, may I spend the rest of my life bringing people to You (Jn 1:40-42; 6:8-9; 12:21-22).
Promise: “The command of the Lord is clear, enlightening the eye.” —Ps 19:9
Praise: Roman Emperors from Nero to Diocletian brashly tried to snuff out Christianity. Through the power of Jesus’ Resurrection, the First Martyrs of Rome proved “God’s folly is wiser than men” (1 Cor 1:25).
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What cripples the mind and heart and stifles the healing power of love? Sin and unforgiveness for certain! Sin cripples us more than any physical ailment can. Sin is the work of the kingdom of darkness and it holds us in eternal bondage. There is only one solution and that is the healing, cleansing power of Jesus' forgiveness.
Power of forgiveness
Jesus' treatment of sinners upset the religious teachers of the day. When a cripple was brought to Jesus because of the faith of his friends, Jesus did the unthinkable. He first forgave the man his sins. The scribes regarded this as blasphemy because they understood that only God had authority to forgive sins and to unbind a man or woman from their burden of guilt. Jesus claimed an authority which only God could rightfully give. Jesus not only proved that his authority came from God, he showed the great power of God's redeeming love and mercy by healing the cripple of his physical ailment. This man had been crippled not only physically, but spiritually as well. Jesus freed him from his burden of guilt and restored his body as well.
Healing body, mind, and soul
The Lord Jesus is ever ready to bring us healing of mind, body, and soul. His grace brings us freedom from the power of sin and from bondage to harmful desires and addictions. Do you allow anything to keep you from Jesus' healing power?
Lord Jesus, through your merciful love and forgiveness you bring healing and restoration to body, mind, and soul. May your healing power and love touch every area of my life - my innermost thoughts, feelings, attitudes, and memories. Pardon my offences and transform me in the power of your Holy Spirit that I may walk confidently in your truth and goodness.
Psalm 19:7-10
7 The law of the LORD is perfect, reviving the soul; the testimony of the LORD is sure, making wise the simple;
8 the precepts of the LORD are right, rejoicing the heart; the commandment of the LORD is pure, enlightening the eyes;
9 the fear of the LORD is clean, enduring for ever; the ordinances of the LORD are true, and righteous altogether.
10 More to be desired are they than gold, even much fine gold; sweeter also than honey and drippings of the honeycomb.
Daily Quote from the Early Church Fathers: Healing of soul and body, by Hilary of Poitiers (315-367 AD)
"Now in the narrative of the paralytic a number of people are brought forward for healing. Jesus' words of healing are worthy of reflection. The paralytic is not told, 'Be healed.' He is not told, 'Rise and walk.' But he is told, 'Take heart, my son; your sins are forgiven you.' The paralytic is a descendant of the original man, Adam. In one person, Christ, all the sins of Adam are forgiven. In this case the person to be healed is brought forward by ministering angels. In this case, too, he is called a son, because he is God's first work. The sins of his soul are forgiven him, and pardon of the first transgression is granted. We do not believe the paralytic committed any sin [that resulted in his illness], especially since the Lord said elsewhere that blindness from birth had not been contracted from someone's sin or that of his parents" [John 9:1-3]. (excerpt from commentary ON MATTHEW 8.5)
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