last few sundays, we were reminded, how to develop our life river, which is having 2 banks and water flow!. This is connected to our birth. When we were born we start
(1)BREATHING
(2) TRYING TO WALK ON THE GROUND
(3)DEVELOP OUR MIND WITH IMPROVING OUR DECESION MAKING ABILITY.
All 3 are analogous to our life river!.
In order develop our 2 banks(A)
We should follow
(1) 10 commandments
(2)should not allow anger to develop our mind
(3)be active without sleepy-cheerfulness
(4) we should not waste a single minute
(5)drink enough water
(6) do exercise.
When you follow the above, then you can take starting point of your river to higher mountain, by developing your talents with God and support your neighbor with charity. Your water flow become powerful.
Last sundays we focused how to treat fear and sorrow in your life!.
To avoid your fear and sorrow, in your life(water path) the christian method is to invite Holy Mary, by wearing miraculous medal, with reciting daily rosary!.
By chance when you get fear and sorrow, you can always, get the support of your favorite saints to intersect on behalf of you with God!.
Today
It focused, as how to drive your water flow,according to the God's will. This is one of the major requirement to be satisfied as a catholic. Here we should keep it in our mind that outcome of any action,human cannot,really predict 100%, the final knowledge is with God.
B. Preamble for today's reading:
B.1 what is CROSS!
In the global villege concept, information flow is very fast!. This will lead to develop many disagreements among people!. Every person in this world is conditioned with his own views depending upon
(1) Where he lived and how he is programmed for the culture(Dog stake in America will not be entertained, but certain parts of india, it may entertain. In contrary beef stake will be hated in India!)
(2) The influence of his parents, teachers during his child hood
(3)How he is programmed about TRUTH from his religion!
When 2 people with differently programmed live together,in happy times they synchronized, where as, most of unhappy times they are of different views. Certain views I might think correct may not be same for you. This is a simple CROSS we experience in our day to day life. How to treat these CROSSES?
(1) Certain arguments you might think that outcomes are most probable for you, where as other might not think so. You under protest follow the other view
(2)You force others to follow, in different opinions, if you the boss!
(3)Certain actions you are compelled to allow, in order your mind to keep peaceful, though, the probability of out come, you think negative!
In order to manage CROSSES for above
(1) Case- you carry out happily(if it is outside religious law & government law), by handing over such disagreements to Holy Mary(normal christianity principal)
(2) Case- you verify your anticipated outcomes
(3) Case- serious, and it is normally called- spiritual darkness- in this case too, similar to case(1) if it is within your personal freedom, you forget your view, handing over such disagreements to Holy Mary,and don't allow your mind to analyze. Allow that action to float!
B.3- St Augustine(354-430),at age of 33 realized only thru' Jesus christ, he can find TRUTH and ETERNAL SALVATION, told
"TAKE MY HEART, O' LORD,FOR I CANNOT GIVE IT TO YOU!KEEP MY HEART,FOR I CANNOT KEEP IT FOR YOU! SEND ME ANY CROSS THAT WILL KEEP ME SUBJECT TO YOUR CROSS, AND SAVE ME INSPITE OF MYSELF!"
Doubtlessly he was,one of the world greatest thinkers, in the church: as a theologian and philosopher.
C. Today's reading
Mt(16:21-27)JESUS said to peter" Get behind me satan you are an obstacle to my path, because the way you think is not God's way but man's"reminds you, how to handle your life crosses!. Normally we tend to think bias to worldly affairs. Sometimes,We cannot understand why so much suffering!. Why christians are murdered in countries? Why God allow them?. But God is having very much larger plan than us. We cannot avail all the outcomes for an action. We try our level best according to the worldly knowledge that we have.
So this gospel reading reminds us to be humble and patient for any out comes, trusting that god is the ultimate provider of Happiness, individual to every one!
So when we analyze the CROSS?
In further analysis, you will see that
CROSS!,vertical bar represent GOD's WILL, while horizontal bar represent your WILL,which negates,contradicts& crosses it.
Without our knowledge,due to lack of awareness developed, we tend to force our will. This is coming mainly from silence Ego, that we have developed in our inner life!.
Adam and Eve make a terrible mistake, by going against the law, to make them equal to God!. When you think that you are the ultimate authority, without your knowledge you develop EGO.
That is why the first commandment of christianity is worshiping. We should worship only God!by action too.(Not only mentally)
Trying to make God out of EGO of your OWN WILL does not bring happiness!. Every unhappy soul,has a Cross embedded in it.
Jesus clearly showed us that Cross meant em brassing HIS Fathers Will!, placing His life completely in Fathers care!.
Paul reminds importance of worship to find GOD'S WILL. Reminds,when you develop Ego, you undermine God
Jeramiah say"you are at lost to find God".
Reminds:
Most of us(catholics) may not follow the God's will for him, knowingly or unknowly(without awareness)
When cross comes,we ask God you are lost in my life!.
D. Conclusions:
If you answer to yourself "WHAT ATTITUDE & ATTACHMENTS of mine hindering me to follow Jesus teachings?" & correct your self, you can manage your life crosses!.
To mange life crosses main hindrance is your unnoticed Ego!. Always you think you are correct and other is not correct!. Many crosses in life stemming under the category of personal freedom.(Government law-external freedom, Religious Law-10 commandments with no enemies,no anger,no judging others-internal freedom. Personal freedom is in between these 2.). To avoid cross, try to accommodate others, happily(by handing over your disagreement to Holy Mary)by remembering Jesus saying " If anybody ask you to carry 1 mile, carry 2 miles"
Finally,
Your will to God's will has to be identified. God will not send direct messages to you, from dreams,from angels or from any instincts, you have to practice and develop awareness. Holy Mary and saints will help us to realise this! Are you happy ?
GBU
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