2022년 7월 17일 연중 제16주일(농민 주일)
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제1독서
창세기. 18,1-10ㄴ
그 무렵 1 주님께서는 마므레의 참나무들 곁에서 아브라함에게 나타나셨다.
아브라함은 한창 더운 대낮에 천막 어귀에 앉아 있었다.
2 그가 눈을 들어 보니 자기 앞에 세 사람이 서 있었다.
그는 그들을 보자 천막 어귀에서 달려 나가
그들을 맞으면서 땅에 엎드려 3 말하였다.
“나리, 제가 나리 눈에 든다면, 부디 이 종을 그냥 지나치지 마십시오.
4 물을 조금 가져오게 하시어 발을 씻으시고, 이 나무 아래에서 쉬십시오.
5 제가 빵도 조금 가져오겠습니다.
이렇게 이 종의 곁을 지나게 되셨으니, 원기를 돋우신 다음에 길을 떠나십시오.”
그들이 “말씀하신 대로 그렇게 해 주십시오.” 하고 대답하였다.
6 아브라함은 급히 천막으로 들어가 사라에게 말하였다.
“빨리 고운 밀가루 세 스아를 가져다 반죽하여 빵을 구우시오.”
7 그러고서 아브라함이 소 떼가 있는 데로 달려가
살이 부드럽고 좋은 송아지 한 마리를 끌어다가 하인에게 주니,
그가 그것을 서둘러 잡아 요리하였다.
8 아브라함은 엉긴 젖과 우유와 요리한 송아지 고기를 가져다
그들 앞에 차려 놓았다.
그들이 먹는 동안 그는 나무 아래에 서서 그들을 시중들었다.
9 그들이 아브라함에게 “댁의 부인 사라는 어디에 있습니까?” 하고 물으니,
그가 “천막에 있습니다.” 하고 대답하였다.
10 그러자 그분께서 말씀하셨다.
“내년 이때에 내가 반드시 너에게 돌아올 터인데,
그때에는 너의 아내 사라에게 아들이 있을 것이다.”
제2독서
콜로새서 1,24-28
형제 여러분, 24 이제 나는 여러분을 위하여 고난을 겪으며 기뻐합니다.
그리스도의 환난에서 모자란 부분을
내가 이렇게 그분의 몸인 교회를 위하여 내 육신으로 채우고 있습니다.
25 하느님께서 여러분을 위하여 당신 말씀을 선포하는 일을 완수하라고
나에게 주신 직무에 따라, 나는 교회의 일꾼이 되었습니다.
26 그 말씀은 과거의 모든 시대와 세대에 감추어져 있던 신비입니다.
그런데 그 신비가 이제는 하느님의 성도들에게 명백히 드러났습니다.
27 하느님께서는 다른 민족들 가운데에 나타난 이 신비가
얼마나 풍성하고 영광스러운지 성도들에게 알려 주기를 원하셨던 것입니다.
그 신비는 여러분 가운데에 계신 그리스도이시고,
그리스도는 영광의 희망이십니다.
28 우리는 이 그리스도를 선포합니다.
그리고 모든 사람을 그리스도 안에서 완전한 사람으로 굳건히 서 있게 하려고,
우리는 지혜를 다하여 모든 사람을 타이르고 모든 사람을 가르칩니다.
복음
루카 10,38-42
때에 38 예수님께서 어떤 마을에 들어가셨다.
그러자 마르타라는 여자가 예수님을 자기 집으로 모셔 들였다.
39 마르타에게는 마리아라는 동생이 있었는데,
마리아는 주님의 발치에 앉아 그분의 말씀을 듣고 있었다.
40 그러나 마르타는 갖가지 시중드는 일로 분주하였다.
그래서 예수님께 다가가,
“주님, 제 동생이 저 혼자 시중들게 내버려 두는데도 보고만 계십니까?
저를 도우라고 동생에게 일러 주십시오.” 하고 말하였다.
41 주님께서 마르타에게 대답하셨다.
“마르타야, 마르타야! 너는 많은 일을 염려하고 걱정하는구나.
42 그러나 필요한 것은 한 가지뿐이다. 마리아는 좋은 몫을 선택하였다.
그리고 그것을 빼앗기지 않을 것이다.”
July 17, 2022
Sixteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
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Reading 1
The LORD appeared to Abraham by the terebinth of Mamre,
as he sat in the entrance of his tent,
while the day was growing hot.
Looking up, Abraham saw three men standing nearby.
When he saw them, he ran from the entrance of the tent to greet them;
and bowing to the ground, he said:
"Sir, if I may ask you this favor,
please do not go on past your servant.
Let some water be brought, that you may bathe your feet,
and then rest yourselves under the tree.
Now that you have come this close to your servant,
let me bring you a little food, that you may refresh yourselves;
and afterward you may go on your way."
The men replied, "Very well, do as you have said."
Abraham hastened into the tent and told Sarah,
"Quick, three measures of fine flour! Knead it and make rolls."
He ran to the herd, picked out a tender, choice steer,
and gave it to a servant, who quickly prepared it.
Then Abraham got some curds and milk,
as well as the steer that had been prepared,
and set these before the three men;
and he waited on them under the tree while they ate.
They asked Abraham, "Where is your wife Sarah?"
He replied, "There in the tent."
One of them said, "I will surely return to you about this time next year,
and Sarah will then have a son."
R. (1a) He who does justice will live in the presence of the Lord.
One who walks blamelessly and does justice;
who thinks the truth in his heart
and slanders not with his tongue.
R. He who does justice will live in the presence of the Lord.
Who harms not his fellow man,
nor takes up a reproach against his neighbor;
by whom the reprobate is despised,
while he honors those who fear the LORD.
R. He who does justice will live in the presence of the Lord.
Who lends not his money at usury
and accepts no bribe against the innocent.
One who does these things
shall never be disturbed.
R. He who does justice will live in the presence of the Lord.
Brothers and sisters:
Now I rejoice in my sufferings for your sake,
and in my flesh I am filling up
what is lacking in the afflictions of Christ
on behalf of his body, which is the church,
of which I am a minister
in accordance with God's stewardship given to me
to bring to completion for you the word of God,
the mystery hidden from ages and from generations past.
But now it has been manifested to his holy ones,
to whom God chose to make known the riches of the glory
of this mystery among the Gentiles;
it is Christ in you, the hope for glory.
It is he whom we proclaim,
admonishing everyone and teaching everyone with all wisdom,
that we may present everyone perfect in Christ.
Jesus entered a village
where a woman whose name was Martha welcomed him.
She had a sister named Mary
who sat beside the Lord at his feet listening to him speak.
Martha, burdened with much serving, came to him and said,
"Lord, do you not care
that my sister has left me by myself to do the serving?
Tell her to help me."
The Lord said to her in reply,
"Martha, Martha, you are anxious and worried about many things.
There is need of only one thing.
Mary has chosen the better part
and it will not be taken from her."
http://onlineministries.creighton.edu/CollaborativeMinistry/daily.html
The verse that struck a chord with me today is Luke 8:15. “Blessed are they who have kept the word with a generous heart and yield a harvest through perseverance.” It fits in with the Bible study and reflection I am doing these days. Our pastor asked everyone in my congregation to read the familiar book of Luke this summer and to try to find new ways to grow in faith. I have been working on understanding the gifts of the spirit defined in Isaiah in the Old Testament and linking them to Gospels. I want greater understanding of my gifts so I can develop them to be a more useful companion of Jesus. The gift of fortitude aligns well with perseverance for me. Fortitude is never ending perseverance. It is the courage to overcome fear and take risks as a follower of Jesus. It means we can accept rejection, verbal abuse, or physical harm for our faith.
Fortitude is a big spiritual gift in this verse in Luke, but if we look carefully, there are two other spiritual gifts at work here. Keeping the word with a generous spirit is easy with the gift of the fear of the Lord. It strengthens our desire to not offend God and to serve God out of more than a sense of duty. It arises out of love. It that sense, it is like the gift of piety, which means the willingness to worship and serve God is motivated by a profound sense of reverence for a loving Father. It is not difficult, then, to see where this verse helps us understand the faith of Abraham and Sarah in the Old Testament story today and the faith of both Mary and Martha in the New Testament lesson. All were seeking to keep the word of God with a generous heart in one way or another. But Jesus reminded Martha that she should be motivated more out of reverence than a sense of duty.
As I reflect more deeply on what this means for me, I am challenged by this verse to strengthen my love for God more than growing stronger in my own resolve to become more useful. To avoid acting out of a sense of duty, I need to show more reverence and more generosity toward God in my heart first, and then I will no doubt be blessed with a greater harvest in the way that I keep the Word.
http://www.presentationministries.com/obob/obob.asp
PRAYER IS EVEN BETTER
“Mary has chosen the better portion and she shall not be deprived of it.” —Luke 10:42
Hospitality was a responsibility and privilege highly valued by the Jewish people. In offering hospitality, we may be entertaining angels (Heb 13:2) or even God Himself (Gn 18:17ff). Abraham and Sarah, for example, offered hospitality to God and two angels. As a result, God promised them they would miraculously have a son, although both were almost a hundred years old (see Gn 18:10ff). Hospitality is the breeding ground of promise, blessing, and miracles.
As awesome as hospitality is, Jesus claimed that prayer is even better (Lk 10:42). This was a surprising revelation. Jesus even maintained the necessity of praying always (Lk 18:1; cf 1 Thes 5:17). He did this Himself, praying early in the morning and late at night (Mk 1:35; Lk 22:39ff). Jesus prayed in such a new way that people who had prayed for years asked Him to teach them to pray (Lk 11:1).
After Jesus ascended into heaven, His disciples caught onto Jesus’ message on prayer and “devoted themselves to constant prayer” for nine days (Acts 1:14). The Church was born after this nine-day gestation period of prayer. From that point on, the Spirit has empowered the followers of Jesus to devote themselves to prayer (see Acts 2:42).
Prayer: Jesus, teach me to pray (Lk 11:1). Holy Spirit, help me overcome my weakness in prayer (Rm 8:26).
Promise: “Even now I find my joy in the suffering I endure for you. In my own flesh I fill up what is lacking in the sufferings of Christ for the sake of His body, the church.” —Col 1:24
Praise: “As a proof that the One Whom He raised from the dead would never again see the decay of death, God declared, ‘I will give You the benefits assured to David under the covenant’ ” (Acts 13:34). Alleluia!
http://dailyscripture.servantsoftheword.org/readings/
Does the peace of Christ reign in your home and in your personal life? Jesus loved to visit the home of Martha and Mary and enjoyed their gracious hospitality. In this brief encounter we see two very different temperaments in Martha and Mary. Martha loved to serve, but in her anxious manner of waiting on Jesus, she caused unrest. Mary, in her simple and trusting manner, waited on Jesus by sitting attentively at his feet. She instinctively knew that what the Lord and Teacher most wanted at that moment was her attentive presence.
Give your concerns and pre-occupations to the Lord
Anxiety and preoccupation keep us from listening and from giving the Lord our undivided attention. The Lord bids us to give him our concerns and anxieties because he is trustworthy and able to meet any need we have. His grace frees us from needless concerns and preoccupation. Do you seek the Lord attentively? And does the Lord find a welcomed and honored place in your home?
Always welcome the Lord into your home and heart
The Lord Jesus desires that we make a place for him, not only in our hearts, but in our homes and in the daily circumstances of our lives as well. We honor the Lord when we offer to him everything we have and everything we do. After all, everything we have is an outright gift from God (1 Chronicles 29:14). Paul the Apostle urges us to give God glory in everything: "Whatever you do, in word or deed, do everything in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him" (Colossians 3:17).
When you sit, eat, sleep and when you entertain your friends and guests, remember that the Lord Jesus is also the guest of your home. Scripture tells us that when Abraham opened his home and welcomed three unknown travelers, he welcomed the Lord who blessed him favorably for his gracious hospitality (Genesis 18:1-10; Hebrews 13:2). The Lord wants us to bring him glory in the way we treat others and use the gifts he has graciously given to us. God, in turn, blesses us with his gracious presence and fills us with joy.
Lord Jesus, to be in your presence is life and joy for me. Free me from needless concerns and preoccupations that I may give you my undivided love and attention.
Psalm 15:1-5
1 O LORD, who shall sojourn in your tent? Who shall dwell on your holy hill?
2 He who walks blamelessly, and does what is right, and speaks truth from his heart;
3 who does not slander with his tongue, and does no evil to his friend, nor takes up a reproach against his neighbor;
4 in whose eyes a reprobate is despised, but who honors those who fear the LORD; who swears to his own hurt and does not change;
5 who does not put out his money at interest, and does not take a bribe against the innocent. He who does these things shall never be moved.
Daily Quote from the Early Church Fathers: The Body of Christ needs hearers and doers of the Word, by Ambrose of Milan, 339-397 A.D.
"'Virtue does not have a single form. In the example of Martha and Mary, there is added the busy devotion of the one and the pious attention of the other to the Word of God, which, if it agrees with faith, is preferred even to the very works, as it is written: 'Mary has chosen the good portion, which shall not be taken away from her.' So let us also strive to have what no one can take away from us, so that not careless but diligent hearing may be granted to us. For even the seeds of the heavenly Word itself are likely to be taken away if they are sowed by the wayside (Luke 8:5,12). Let the desire for wisdom lead you as it did Mary. It is a greater and more perfect work. Do not let service divert the knowledge of the heavenly Word... Nor is Martha rebuked in her good serving, but Mary is preferred because she has chosen the better part for herself, for Jesus abounds with many blessings and bestows many gifts. And therefore the wiser chooses what she perceives as foremost."(excerpt from EXPOSITION OF THE GOSPEL OF LUKE 7.83-86)
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