2023년 2월 8일 연중 제5주간 수요일
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제1독서
창세기.2,4ㄴ-9.15-17
4 주 하느님께서 땅과 하늘을 만드시던 날,
5 땅에는 아직 들의 덤불이 하나도 없고, 아직 들풀 한 포기도 돋아나지 않았다.
주 하느님께서 땅에 비를 내리지 않으셨고,
흙을 일굴 사람도 아직 없었기 때문이다.
6 그런데 땅에서 안개가 솟아올라 땅거죽을 모두 적셨다.
7 그때에 주 하느님께서 흙의 먼지로 사람을 빚으시고,
그 코에 생명의 숨을 불어넣으시니, 사람이 생명체가 되었다.
8 주 하느님께서는 동쪽에 있는 에덴에 동산 하나를 꾸미시어,
당신께서 빚으신 사람을 거기에 두셨다.
9 주 하느님께서는
보기에 탐스럽고 먹기에 좋은 온갖 나무를 흙에서 자라게 하시고,
동산 한가운데에는 생명나무와, 선과 악을 알게 하는 나무를 자라게 하셨다.
15 주 하느님께서는 사람을 데려다 에덴 동산에 두시어,
그곳을 일구고 돌보게 하셨다.
16 그리고 주 하느님께서는 사람에게 이렇게 명령하셨다.
“너는 동산에 있는 모든 나무에서 열매를 따 먹어도 된다.
17 그러나 선과 악을 알게 하는 나무에서는 따 먹으면 안 된다.
그 열매를 따 먹는 날, 너는 반드시 죽을 것이다.”
복음
마르코. 7,14-23
그때에 14 예수님께서 군중을 가까이 불러 그들에게 말씀하셨다.
“너희는 모두 내 말을 듣고 깨달아라.
15 사람 밖에서 몸 안으로 들어가 그를 더럽힐 수 있는 것은 하나도 없다.
오히려 사람에게서 나오는 것이 그를 더럽힌다.” (16)
17 예수님께서 군중을 떠나 집에 들어가시자, 제자들이 그 비유의 뜻을 물었다.
18 예수님께서 그들에게 대답하셨다.
“너희도 그토록 깨닫지 못하느냐? 밖에서 사람 안으로 들어가는 것은
무엇이든 그를 더럽힐 수 없다는 것을 알아듣지 못하느냐?
19 그것이 마음속으로 들어가지 않고
배 속으로 들어갔다가 뒷간으로 나가기 때문이다.”
예수님께서는 이렇게 모든 음식이 깨끗하다고 밝히신 것이다.
20 또 이어서 말씀하셨다. “사람에게서 나오는 것, 그것이 사람을 더럽힌다.
21 안에서 곧 사람의 마음에서 나쁜 생각들, 불륜, 도둑질, 살인,
22 간음, 탐욕, 악의, 사기, 방탕, 시기, 중상, 교만, 어리석음이 나온다.
23 이런 악한 것들이 모두 안에서 나와 사람을 더럽힌다.”
February 8, 2023
Wednesday of the Fifth Week in Ordinary Time
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Reading 1
At the time when the LORD God made the earth and the heavens
while as yet there was no field shrub on earth
and no grass of the field had sprouted,
for the LORD God had sent no rain upon the earth
and there was no man to till the soil,
but a stream was welling up out of the earth
and was watering all the surface of the groundB
the LORD God formed man out of the clay of the ground
and blew into his nostrils the breath of life,
and so man became a living being.
Then the LORD God planted a garden in Eden, in the east,
and he placed there the man whom he had formed.
Out of the ground the LORD God made various trees grow
that were delightful to look at and good for food,
with the tree of life in the middle of the garden
and the tree of the knowledge of good and evil.
The LORD God then took the man
and settled him in the garden of Eden,
to cultivate and care for it.
The LORD God gave man this order:
“You are free to eat from any of the trees of the garden
except the tree of knowledge of good and evil.
From that tree you shall not eat;
the moment you eat from it you are surely doomed to die.”
Responsorial Psalm
R. (1a) O bless the Lord, my soul!
Bless the LORD, O my soul!
O LORD, my God, you are great indeed!
You are clothed with majesty and glory,
robed in light as with a cloak.
R. O bless the Lord, my soul!
All creatures look to you
to give them food in due time.
When you give it to them, they gather it;
when you open your hand, they are filled with good things.
R. O bless the Lord, my soul!
If you take away their breath, they perish
and return to their dust.
When you send forth your spirit, they are created,
and you renew the face of the earth.
R. O bless the Lord, my soul!
Gospel
Jesus summoned the crowd again and said to them,
“Hear me, all of you, and understand.
Nothing that enters one from outside can defile that person;
but the things that come out from within are what defile.”
When he got home away from the crowd
his disciples questioned him about the parable.
He said to them,
“Are even you likewise without understanding?
Do you not realize that everything
that goes into a person from outside cannot defile,
since it enters not the heart but the stomach
and passes out into the latrine?”
(Thus he declared all foods clean.)
“But what comes out of the man, that is what defiles him.
From within the man, from his heart,
come evil thoughts, unchastity, theft, murder,
adultery, greed, malice, deceit,
licentiousness, envy, blasphemy, arrogance, folly.
All these evils come from within and they defile.”
http://onlineministries.creighton.edu/CollaborativeMinistry/daily.html
Jesus speaks quite clearly to us about the evils within us. It reminds me of that old saying, “we are our worst enemies” because we all have a problem with our dark sides. It is part of our heritage, way back in the Genesis story. By ourselves, we are powerless to resist our evil thoughts and deeds that creep up on us when we least expect them.
Jesus knows well about these problems of the human condition. He says they harm us more than anything that happens to us from outside. Yet, I think his warning today is not about the evil we have within, but how we think about it and deal with it. That is where the real danger lies. If we assume that we are basically pure and then spend so much time and energy trying to protect ourselves from what we perceive to be external threats, we don’t take time for self-examination and reflection on what really threatens us deep inside ourselves. The main thing I learned about my spiritual journey, which includes lots of time taking seriously the spiritual insights of Jesuits, Lutherans, and the Amish, is that we don’t get very far if we won’t honestly reflect on our sins, repent for them, and resolve to better follow Jesus. Jesus gives us a good list of sins to reflect on here today: unchastity, theft, murder, adultery, greed, malice, deceit, licentiousness, envy, blasphemy, arrogance, and folly. Some of them are bad ones.
But even if we are not that bad, and most of aren’t, folly is particularly condemning for all of us. It means a lack of good sense in terms of the right thing to do. I find it helpful that my Lutheran confession prayer recognizes folly in what I have left undone: “Lord, I confess that I am in slavery to sin and cannot free myself. I have sinned against you in thought, word and deed by what I have done and what I have left undone. I have not loved my neighbors as myself.” Even though this confession doesn’t list all those sins that Jesus lists in the lessons for today, it implies them by recognizing what we have done. But even if we are incredibly vigilant and aren’t possibly even guilty of envy or arrogance, we are still highly likely to be so occupied with seeking our own perfection that we have left too much undone. We will not have loved our neighbors as ourselves and that is a big sin against God. That condemns about all of us.
The good news is that we do not have to deal with the follies of our lives by ourselves. When we confess our sins, whatever the words we say, all Christians believe we are forgiven. I pray today that we are all honestly serious when we repent and genuinely grateful for forgiveness so we can address our folly and leave less undone as we move closer to our calling to follow Jesus.
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CLEANING IS AN “IN-THING”
“What emerges from within a man, that and nothing else is what makes him impure.” —Mark 7:20
“All these evils come from within and render a man impure.” —Mark 7:23
The source of “acts of fornication, theft, murder, adulterous conduct, greed, maliciousness, deceit, sensuality, envy, blasphemy, arrogance, an obtuse spirit” (Mk 7:21-22) is the impurity inside us. Consequently, it is very important to be cleansed inside and to remain clean inside. This means that:
- The Sacrament of Reconciliation is one of God’s most precious gifts because of its cleansing power.
- The penitential rite at the beginning of Mass is one of the more important moments of our day and life.
- To hear God’s cleansing Word daily is even more necessary than to wash daily (see Eph 5:26; Jn 15:3).
- Fasting, because of its cleansing power, should be highly valued.
- The defilement from most TV programs and what we view on our handheld electronic devices is intolerable.
- “Dirty language” and “dirty pictures” are aptly named and are worse than living in a garbage can.
- The defilement from unforgiveness must be removed immediately (see Mt 5:25).
Be clean and stay clean — deep inside — and thus be free and holy (see Jn 8:36).
Prayer: Father, whatever it takes, cleanse the temple of my heart (see Jn 2:15ff).
Promise: “The Lord God formed man out of the clay of the ground and blew into his nostrils the breath of life, and so man became a living being.” —Gn 2:7
Praise: St. Jerome Emiliani dedicated his life to aiding the poor.
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Where does evil come from and how can we eliminate it from our personal lives? Jesus deals with this issue in response to the religious leaders' concern with ritual defilement (uncleanness) - making oneself unfit to offer acceptable worship and sacrifice to God. The religious leaders were very concerned with avoiding ritual defilement, some no doubt out of reverent fear of God, and others because they wanted to be seen as observant Jews. Jesus points his listeners to the source of true defilement - evil desires which come from inside a person's innermost being. Sin does not just happen from external forces. It first springs from the innermost recesses of our thoughts and intentions, from the secret desires which only the individual mind and heart can conceive.
God gives us his strength to resist sinful thoughts and desires
When Cain became jealous of his brother Abel, God warned him to guard his own heart: "Sin is couching at the door; it's desire is for you, but you must master it" (Genesis 4:7). Cain unfortunately did not take God's warning to heart. He allowed his jealousy to grow into spite and hatred for his brother, and he began to look for an opportunity to eliminate his brother all together. When jealously and other sinful desires come knocking at the door of your heart, how do you respond? Do you entertain them and allow them to overtake you? Fortunately God does not leave us alone in our struggle with hurtful desires and sinful tendencies. He gives us the grace and strength we need to resist and overcome sin when it couches at the door of our heart.
God's word has power to set us free to chose what is good and reject what is wrong
The Lord Jesus wants to set us free from the burden of guilt and from the destructive force of sin and wrong-doing in our personal lives. He wants to purify our hearts and renew our minds so we can freely choose to love and do what is right, good, just, and wise. The Lord Jesus is ready to change and purify our hearts through the grace and help of the Holy Spirit who dwells within us. Like a physician who probes the wound before treating it, God through his Word and Spirit first brings sin into the light that we may recognize it for what it truly is and call upon his mercy and grace for pardon, healing, and restoration. The Spirit of truth is our Counselor and Helper. His power and grace enables us to choose what is good and to reject what is evil. Do you believe in the power of God's love to heal, change, and transform your heart and mind?
Lord Jesus, fill me with your Holy Spirit and make my heart like yours. Strengthen my heart, mind, and my will that I may freely choose to love what is good and to reject what is evil.
Psalm 37:5-6,30-31,39-40
5 Commit your way to the LORD; trust in him, and he will act.
6 He will bring forth your vindication as the light, and your right as the noonday.
30 The mouth of the righteous utters wisdom, and his tongue speaks justice.
31 The law of his God is in his heart; his steps do not slip.
39 The salvation of the righteous is from the LORD; he is their refuge in the time of trouble.
40 The LORD helps them and delivers them; he delivers them from the wicked, and saves them, because they take refuge in him.
Daily Quote from the Early Church Fathers: The cycle of bitterness broken by forbearance, by Tertullian, 160-225 A.D.
"Let us, then, his servants, follow our Lord and patiently submit to denunciations that we may be blessed! If, with slight forbearance, I hear some bitter or evil remark directed against me, I may return it, and then I shall inevitably become bitter myself. Either that, or I shall be tormented by unexpressed resentment. If I retaliate when cursed, how shall I be found to have followed the teaching of our Lord? For his saying has been handed down that one is defiled not by unclean dishes but by the words which proceed from his mouth ( Mark 7:15)."(excerpt from ON PATIENCE 8)
[Tertullian (160-225 AD) was an early Christian writer and theologian from Carthage in the Roman province of Africa. He was a noted early Christian apologist who defended Christianity and the practice of Christians against the reproaches of the pagans. He promoted the principle of freedom of religion as an inalienable human right and demanded a fair trial for Christians before they were condemned to death.]
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