Back ground:
Last month(sundays), we reflected
the basic faith of christianity, Jesus ascension, Holy spirit, Holy Trinity. Then last sunday we reflected, as a chosen servent of God, how to live.
This sunday; we reflect major drawbacks that in life we lead without our knowledge to block God's will for you! Anger
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Preamble for today's reading:
B.1 Freedom
You cannot do what ever you want to do in this world. This is not freedom.
FREEDOM means what you ought to do!. Hence it will have 3 parts!. External freedom- Government law, Internal Freedom- religious law(catholics(10 commandments with no enemies. You operate in between these 2, & is called the personal freedom. External freedom rest on the internal freedom since internal freedom you individually choose to select, & you trained your mind not even to think go against religious laws, since it is basic SIN, which causes fear + sorrow to increase in your life!. With modern development there is no uniform method to handle personal freedom due to 2 major reasons
(1) You do not know all outcomes of an action
(2)Human are conditions differently, for their own ideas & habits!
Hence major disagreements in the society, specially in families, arise due to difference of opinion among the members giving rise to anger.
B.2. ANGER
Anger:
Anger is a strong feeling that comes when one is wronged or feel insulted or one sees cruelty or injustice either real or imaginary.
Anger mostly stemming from the disagreement deriving from personal freedom. Mainly it may be due to lack of understanding about knowledge of the differential nature of each person with respect to behavior & time line!.It also depends upon selfish nature of a person. If you are not trained to quench anger quickly, it is having an effect of addition & multiplying a minor disagreement to grow
Persistence anger blocks God to access your mind. Persistence anger with a person, add one by one to your disagreements like bush fire. At the end a tiny matter of disagreement has become a pyramid upside down.
Gospel says pardoned not only 7 times, not 77 but 777 means that don't allow anger to grow up in your body!
EMOTIONAL BLACKMAIL
You make the other person emotionally blackmail, to satisfy your anger, thru' various means to show that the other person is wrong. This is most common symptom of ANGER.
Jesus said; If you bring your gift to the altar,and there recall your brother has anything against you,have your gift there at the altar, go first and reconcile with your brother, and then come and offer your gift"(Mt5:21-24)
Clearly indicating anger has to be treated immediately!
SHOWING ANGER TO CORRECT A PERSON
Children(under 18) has to be guided for proper living, hence parent has to express their anger to correct them. But this theory should not be extended to the adults!
Similarly
Parent has to be careful about advice to their children. For example: If you have sinned say(1) by stealing money from your parents pocket(2)watch phonograph during children age & you have confessed not do so. If you see your child is doing the same now?. How to advice him?.
You should advice him as if you have not done anything, in order to correct him. Children does not have sufficient mind to understand the real practicability of outcome of sin & once you confess with God, always you have to forget that sin, by not doing the same!. Otherwise sin get multiplied thru' generations!
HOW TO DEVELOP MENTAL POWER TO QUENCH ANGER!
Unless you develop MENTAL POWER to quench immediate anger and not allowing it to persist, you face severe consequences to your mental + physical health! Causing calamity to your peaceful life!
Anger is mainly stemming from negative feeling. You have to analyze the negative feeling, then if the other person is at fault(according to your thinking) you have to immediately pardon him, like a water drop slipping over to a lotus leave!, don't be like a sponge, to keep on absorbing all negative feelings!
If you feel other person is not correct & you cannot convince him(matters under personal freedom),quench your anger hand over the matter for Holy Mary or Jesus christ(silently pray a hail mary) & carry out actions happily, trusting God will show who is correct later!. Don't try to argue too much!.
B.3
THE ROLE OF JOSEPH & MARY!
They are living examples for us to(1) follow the God's will(2)setting example of treating the Anger!
They both are from the Jew's religion, follow God's will, never find fault with God, for the difficulties, they face in bringing up Jesus, from childhood to youth. Specially Mary beyond that (1) inviting jesus for public life(at Cana)(2) seeing his sorrowful agony(3) leading church with apostles & now she protect human for their misgivings!
B.4 CATHOLICS ROLE IN THE SOCIETY!
Many people swing into action to make things worst!. They are not coming from Love, they are coming from negative feelings!.They are mainly coming from guilt,anger,hate; from a sense of injustice or whatever:
Catholics as a orgernisation shown much progress in supporting social systems, showing love to the society. There are much more need to develop further!
Pope Francis high lighted the efforts!
Reference from "EVANGAELLI GAUDIUM"- THE JOY OF THE GOSPEL from POPE FRANCIS-part section 76 quote"... The contribution of the church in today's world is enormous. The pain and the shame we feel at the sins of some members of the church,and at our own, must never make us forget how many christians are giving their lives in love. They help so many people to be heed or to die in peace in make shift hospitals. They are present in these enslaved by different addictions in the poorest places on earth. They devote themselves to the education of children and young people. They take care of elderly who have been forgotten by everyone else. They look for ways to communicate values in hospital environments. They are dedicated in immense ways to showing immense love for humanity inspired by the God who became man. I am grateful for the beautiful example given to me by so many christians who joyfully sacrifice their lives and their time. This witness comforts and sustains me in my own effort to overcome selfishness and to give more fully of myself"- POPE FRANCIS
Today's reading:
Prophet Zechariah foretell the coming of Christ!
Paul talk about ending misdeed to lead a peaceful life!
Mt 11:25-30 says" COME TO ME ALL WHO LABOUR AND ARE OVERBURDENED,AND I WILL GIVE YOU REST,SHOULDER MY YOKE AND LEARN FROM ME,FOR I AM GENTLE AND HUMBLE IN HEART,AND YOU WILL FIND REST FOR YOUR SOULS YES MY YOKE IS EASY AND MY BURDEN LIGHT"
To realize above, one should train how to carry out actions according to the God's will.
Anger will blocks the God's will to you, since your mind become hot, without your knowledge. Mind will be occupied to a revengeful attitude. After Jesus, God will not access you direct. You have to keep your mind free for HIM to access!. Then God guarantees the knowledge that you should use to balance the earthly gravitational needs such as MONEY,POWER & SEX
to understand His direction to your life to realize 'bird happiness' which is much easy. You will start feeling that there is a net below to you, always protecting your falls!
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Conclusion:
In lords prayer, we ask God to provide our daily bread, but on the other hand we never asked not allow us to eat too much. While providing the basic need of food we ask God. & it implies we should eat properly( not to develop inordinate appetite)!.Worst effect from inordinate appetite make, you become mentally + physically sick.
Similarly Anger has to be controlled. Persistent anger running in your body will blocks God's will for you!
Hence treatment for ANGER has to carried out 1st like a letter written in sand, sand will erase off the letter 2nd written in water, letter will immediately washed off but NOT LIKE A LETTER CARVED ON A ROCK!
Catholicism gives a simple method of following God's will, in our personal freedom. Quenching anger,allowing God's will to act on you will lead you to be aware to live life from moment to moment(awaken person), you can enjoy words of gospel"LOOK AT THE BIRDS OF THE AIRH THEY NEITHER SOW NOR REAP NOR GATHER IN TO BARNS ......CONSIDER LILIES OF THE FIELD......THEY NEITHER TOIL NOR SPIN"
GBU
