2023년 3월 9일 사순 제2주간 목요일
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<사람에게 의지하는 자는 저주를 받지만, 주님을 신뢰하는 이는 복되다.>
제1독서
예레미야서 17,5-10
5 주님께서 이렇게 말씀하신다.
“사람에게 의지하는 자와 스러질 몸을 제힘인 양 여기는 자는 저주를 받으리라.
그의 마음이 주님에게서 떠나 있다.
6 그는 사막의 덤불과 같아 좋은 일이 찾아드는 것도 보지 못하리라.
그는 광야의 메마른 곳에서, 인적 없는 소금 땅에서 살리라.”
7 그러나 주님을 신뢰하고 그의 신뢰를 주님께 두는 이는 복되다.
8 그는 물가에 심긴 나무와 같아 제 뿌리를 시냇가에 뻗어
무더위가 닥쳐와도 두려움 없이 그 잎이 푸르고
가문 해에도 걱정 없이 줄곧 열매를 맺는다.
9 사람의 마음은 만물보다 더 교활하여 치유될 가망이 없으니
누가 그 마음을 알리오?
10 내가 바로 마음을 살피고 속을 떠보는 주님이다.
나는 사람마다 제 길에 따라, 제 행실의 결과에 따라 갚는다.
복음
<너는 좋은 것들을 받았고, 라자로는 나쁜 것들을 받았다. 그래서 그는 이제 여기에서 위로를 받고 너는 고초를 겪는 것이다.>
루카 16,19-31
그때에 예수님께서 바리사이들에게 말씀하셨다.
19 “어떤 부자가 있었는데,
그는 자주색 옷과 고운 아마포 옷을 입고 날마다 즐겁고 호화롭게 살았다.
20 그의 집 대문 앞에는 라자로라는 가난한 이가 종기투성이 몸으로 누워 있었다.
21 그는 부자의 식탁에서 떨어지는 것으로 배를 채우기를 간절히 바랐다.
그러나 개들까지 와서 그의 종기를 핥곤 하였다.
22 그러다 그 가난한 이가 죽자 천사들이 그를 아브라함 곁으로 데려갔다.
부자도 죽어 묻혔다. 23 부자가 저승에서 고통을 받으며 눈을 드니,
멀리 아브라함과 그의 곁에 있는 라자로가 보였다.
24 그래서 그가 소리를 질러 말하였다.
‘아브라함 할아버지, 저에게 자비를 베풀어 주십시오.
라자로를 보내시어 그 손가락 끝에 물을 찍어 제 혀를 식히게 해 주십시오.
제가 이 불길 속에서 고초를 겪고 있습니다.’
25 그러자 아브라함이 말하였다. ‘얘야, 너는 살아 있는 동안에 좋은 것들을 받았고
라자로는 나쁜 것들을 받았음을 기억하여라.
그래서 그는 이제 여기에서 위로를 받고 너는 고초를 겪는 것이다.
26 게다가 우리와 너희 사이에는 큰 구렁이 가로놓여 있어,
여기에서 너희 쪽으로 건너가려 해도 갈 수 없고
거기에서 우리 쪽으로 건너오려 해도 올 수 없다.’
27 부자가 말하였다.
‘그렇다면 할아버지, 제발 라자로를 제 아버지 집으로 보내 주십시오.
28 저에게 다섯 형제가 있는데, 라자로가 그들에게 경고하여
그들만은 이 고통스러운 곳에 오지 않게 해 주십시오.’
29 아브라함이, ‘그들에게는 모세와 예언자들이 있으니
그들의 말을 들어야 한다.’ 하고 대답하자,
30 부자가 다시 ‘안 됩니다, 아브라함 할아버지!
죽은 이들 가운데에서 누가 가야 그들이 회개할 것입니다.’ 하였다.
31 그에게 아브라함이 이렇게 일렀다.
‘그들이 모세와 예언자들의 말을 듣지 않으면,
죽은 이들 가운데에서 누가 다시 살아나도 믿지 않을 것이다.’”
March 9, 2023
Thursday of the Second Week of Lent
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Reading 1
Jer 17:5-10
Thus says the LORD:
Cursed is the man who trusts in human beings,
who seeks his strength in flesh,
whose heart turns away from the LORD.
He is like a barren bush in the desert
that enjoys no change of season,
But stands in a lava waste,
a salt and empty earth.
Blessed is the man who trusts in the LORD,
whose hope is the LORD.
He is like a tree planted beside the waters
that stretches out its roots to the stream:
It fears not the heat when it comes,
its leaves stay green;
In the year of drought it shows no distress,
but still bears fruit.
More tortuous than all else is the human heart,
beyond remedy; who can understand it?
I, the LORD, alone probe the mind
and test the heart,
To reward everyone according to his ways,
according to the merit of his deeds.
Responsorial Psalm
Ps 1:1-2, 3, 4 and 6
R. (40:5a) Blessed are they who hope in the Lord.
Blessed the man who follows not
the counsel of the wicked
Nor walks in the way of sinners,
nor sits in the company of the insolent,
But delights in the law of the LORD
and meditates on his law day and night.
R. Blessed are they who hope in the Lord.
He is like a tree
planted near running water,
That yields its fruit in due season,
and whose leaves never fade.
Whatever he does, prospers.
R. Blessed are they who hope in the Lord.
Not so, the wicked, not so;
they are like chaff which the wind drives away.
For the LORD watches over the way of the just,
but the way of the wicked vanishes.
R. Blessed are they who hope in the Lord.
Gospel
Lk 16:19-31
Jesus said to the Pharisees:
"There was a rich man who dressed in purple garments and fine linen
and dined sumptuously each day.
And lying at his door was a poor man named Lazarus, covered with sores,
who would gladly have eaten his fill of the scraps
that fell from the rich man's table.
Dogs even used to come and lick his sores.
When the poor man died,
he was carried away by angels to the bosom of Abraham.
The rich man also died and was buried,
and from the netherworld, where he was in torment,
he raised his eyes and saw Abraham far off
and Lazarus at his side.
And he cried out, 'Father Abraham, have pity on me.
Send Lazarus to dip the tip of his finger in water and cool my tongue,
for I am suffering torment in these flames.'
Abraham replied, 'My child,
remember that you received what was good during your lifetime
while Lazarus likewise received what was bad;
but now he is comforted here, whereas you are tormented.
Moreover, between us and you a great chasm is established
to prevent anyone from crossing
who might wish to go from our side to yours
or from your side to ours.'
He said, 'Then I beg you, father, send him
to my father's house,
for I have five brothers, so that he may warn them,
lest they too come to this place of torment.'
But Abraham replied, 'They have Moses and the prophets.
Let them listen to them.'
He said, 'Oh no, father Abraham,
but if someone from the dead goes to them, they will repent.'
Then Abraham said,
'If they will not listen to Moses and the prophets,
neither will they be persuaded
if someone should rise from the dead.'"
http://onlineministries.creighton.edu/CollaborativeMinistry/daily.html
The lessons for today remind us that trust, hope, generosity, and perseverance are the essential practices of the blessed. So, I reflected more on what it means to be blessed. I got some new insights from a book I have been reading by a rural Mennonite pastor in Kansas. In God’s Country, Brad Roth says the word blessing derives from the Latin verb bene dicre, which is translated to mean “speak the good.” Roth says that blessing is not only seeing the good and speaking good into something, the act of blessing is also transformative. It is God’s blessing that forms and sustains us into being and also brings out the best in us and those we bless. Blessings are how God makes things happen!
So, when we read “blessed is the man who trusts in the lord, whose hope is in the Lord, we can envision a man who is not only good, but who is sustained in goodness, and who can make good happen. When we read “blessed are they who hope in the Lord,” we find that the Lord not only watches over those who follow the Lord to sustain them, but whatever they do prospers. They are set up to make even more good happen. And when we read, “blessed are they who have kept the word with a generous heart and yield a harvest through perseverance,” we get closer to the Gospel message for today. What are we to do with our blessings in this life? It is not enough that we can be confident in the hope that God blesses us like the Pharisees. We are invited to receive God’s blessings with a generous heart, sharing with those in need, Like Lazarus. In blessing us, God brings out the best in us, which enables us to be a blessing to others in this life. We are blessed to make good happen where it is needed.
I wonder if that message is coming through clearly enough on all those commercial products these days that say, “Blessed.” Are people just thinking they are fortunate to be seen as good and to experience the good in life, or are they open to being transformed into something even better? And when many of us say we are blessed, are we just expressing gratitude for God’s goodness in our lives, or are we announcing a readiness and willingness to bless others by making still more good happen in the world? It is my prayer today that we will all be “blessed” to be a blessing.
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HARD HEART, BURN
“If they do not listen to Moses and the prophets, they will not be convinced even if one should rise from the dead.” —Luke 16:31
The human heart is so twisted and deceitful (Jer 17:9) that many of us, even in a world of instant communication, do not notice hundreds of millions of starving people at our doorsteps (see Lk 16:20). We have made our hearts so hardened that, even if someone were raised from the dead to warn us, we would not repent (Lk 16:31). If we ever change, it will be through God’s Word — from Moses’ Pentateuch to the Old Testament prophets and the New Testament (see Lk 16:31).
Jesus dramatically practiced what He preached in the parable of the rich man and Lazarus. In the afternoon of the day on which He rose from the dead, He knew that His Resurrection would be only the beginning of opening humanity’s hardened heart. So, the risen Jesus spent the first Resurrection afternoon and evening interpreting “every passage of Scripture which referred to Him” (Lk 24:27) and opening His disciples’ “minds to the understanding of the Scriptures” (Lk 24:45).
At each Mass, the risen Christ continues to proclaim the Scriptures. Daily Mass is our best opportunity to let God change our hearts. Then we will love the poor and love the Lord. Expose your heart daily to God’s Word proclaimed by the risen, Eucharistic Lord.
Prayer: Father, may my heart burn and melt when I hear Your Word (see Lk 24:32).
Promise: “Blessed is the man who trusts in the Lord, whose hope is the Lord. He is like a tree planted beside the waters that stretches out its roots to the stream: It fears not the heat when it comes, its leaves stay green; In the year of drought it shows no distress, but still bears fruit.” —Jer 17:7-8
Praise: St. Frances of Rome was an exemplary wife who entered religious life after her husband’s death.
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What sustains you when trials and affliction come your way? The prophet Jeremiah tells us that whoever relies on God will not be disappointed or be in want when everything around them dries up or disappears (Jeremiah 17:7-8). God will not only be their consolation, but their inexhaustible source of hope and joy as well.
We lose what we hold on to - we gain what we give away
Jesus' parable about the afflictions of the poor man Lazarus brings home a similar point. In this story Jesus paints a dramatic scene of contrasts - riches and poverty, heaven and hell, compassion and indifference, inclusion and exclusion. We also see an abrupt and dramatic reversal of fortune. Lazarus was not only poor, but sick and unable to fend for himself. He was "laid" at the gates of the rich man's house. The dogs which licked his sores probably also stole the little bread he got for himself. Dogs in the ancient world symbolized contempt. Enduring the torment of these savage dogs only added to the poor man's miseries and sufferings.
The rich man treated the beggar with contempt and indifference, until he found his fortunes reversed at the end of his life! In God's economy, those who hold on possessively to what they have, lose it all in the end, while those who share generously receive back many times more than they gave away.
Do not lose hope - God rewards those who trust in him
The name Lazarus means God is my help. Despite a life of misfortune and suffering, Lazarus did not lose hope in God. His eyes were set on a treasure stored up for him in heaven. The rich man, however, could not see beyond his material wealth and possessions. He not only had every thing he needed, he selfishly spent all he had on himself. He was too absorbed in what he possessed to notice the needs of those around him. He lost sight of God and the treasure of heaven because he was preoccupied with seeking happiness in material things. He served wealth rather than God. In the end the rich man became a beggar!
Do you know the joy and freedom of possessing God as your true and lasting treasure? Those who put their hope and security in heaven will not be disappointed (see Hebrews 6:19).
Lord Jesus, you are my joy and my treasure. Make me rich in the things of heaven and give me a generous heart that I may freely share with others the spiritual and material treasures you have given to me.
Psalm 1
1 Blessed is the man who walks not in the counsel of the wicked, nor stands in the way of sinners, nor sits in the seat of scoffers;
2 but his delight is in the law of the LORD, and on his law he meditates day and night.
3 He is like a tree planted by streams of water, that yields its fruit in its season, and its leaf does not wither. In all that he does, he prospers.
4 The wicked are not so, but are like chaff which the wind drives away.
5 Therefore the wicked will not stand in the judgment, nor sinners in the congregation of the righteous;
6 for the LORD knows the way of the righteous, but the way of the wicked will perish.
Daily Quote from the Early Church Fathers: Creator of both rich and poor, by Augustine of Hippo, 3540-430 A.D.
"God made both the rich and the poor. So the rich and the poor are born alike. You meet one another as you walk on the way together. Do not oppress or defraud anyone. One may be needy and another may have plenty. But the Lord is the maker of them both. Through the person who has, He helps the one who needs - and through the person who does not have, He tests the one who has." (excerpt from Sermon 35, 7)
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