Mass Readings for 15.11.11
2 Mac.6:18-31
Luke 19:1-10
We read in Ephesians 2:8 that salvation is by grace through faith in Christ. The rich young man rejected God's offer of grace for salvation because he lacked faith in the words of Jesus. He preferred his riches to eternal salvation.
The blind man was saved because in faith he accepted the healing of Jesus.He preferred to use his regained sight in the service of Jesus and eternal salvation.
Nicodemus was saved because he accepted Christ's as his guest knowing too well that it would mean sincere repentance and substantial restitution.Though wealthy he was not attached to his riches or to his sinful ways. Faith in Christ and eternal salvation was more important to him than anything else.
Faith no doubt is a gift of God but we are expected to act in pursuance of that ' faith '. Our willing and wholehearted cooperation to the grace of God makes ' faith ' genuine and complete. God loves us infinitely and he wishes us to respond to his love out of our own free will. Even a human lover expects the same response from his beloved. This response confirms our ' faith ' in Christ and thus begins our journey of salvation. Repentance is one of the key components of our ' response '. Now how ' strong ' is our faith in Jesus ? God makes our faith to grow as we continue to repent and respond more and more to his loving grace. Its a day to day spiritual experience throughout our life. Our faithfulness is life long through eternity. This is the message of the first reading in 2 Macabees.
God Bless.
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