Know and Reflect the Word of God-REFLECTION/HOMILY FOR THURSDAY OF THE 26TH WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME 5TH OCTOBER 2023
REFLECTION/HOMILY FOR THURSDAY OF THE 26TH WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME 5TH OCTOBER 2023 Neh.8:1-4a.5-6. 7b-12; Ps. 19; Luke 10:1-12 Know and Reflect the Word of God In the first reading of today, the people demanded that the Law of Moses which the Lord had given to Israel, be read to their hearing. This demand was necessitated by the strong desire to hear from the Lord. Ezra obliged the people and read the Law of Moses to them for long hours. After reading, the Levites helped the people to understand the law. The actions of Ezra and the Levites enabled the people to understand the mind of God in the Law of Moses, and this spurred them into regret for their misdeeds. Today, we want to hear to hear from the Lord; today, some are consulting the bible in order to hear from God. But the challenge is that our minds are sometimes made up as to what we want the Lord to say, or, even when we read the bible, we focus on only those parts that promises us God’s blessings. The most appropriate dispositio...