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Cycle 1:season: Ordinary Sunday No:24 Date: 17/9/2017 Ungrateful Catholic - in detail

High light:
(1) What is the difference between ungrateful and gratitude?. What is difference between persona and wholehearted gratitude?
(2) When few actions of your friends are not agreeable to you, can you reject all actions of him?.
(3) God' will not tell you Directly,as how to lead your actions, HE will use mainly other humans to tell you. When you reject or angry with other, can God's message come to you?. Is it when you are angry with your friend,will God become help less, to support you, to lead your life happily?
(4) Why God change the operating principle of revenge to pardoning,AFTER JESUS,in following same 10 commandments? Is it difficult to know the reason?.
(5)Angry with anybody, make your blood hot!. Persistent anger will make you sick. Why you should train yourself to respect others? To do that do you need to develop pardoning?
(6) Why Jesus tell you do pardon other not only 7 times, but 777 times. Is HE suggest difficult thng to practice? Why you need God's support to do that?
(7) When you are lacking to pardon others, you tend to develop ungratefulness in your life ignoring what good he has done to you. Then can you develop wholehearted gratitude?
Pl listen for 8 minutes:
http://www.sinhalagospel.lk/sundayreadingAudio/24ordsunungratefulCath17-9-2017.html






Reflection for 17th september 2017, celebrating 24th Sunday of ordinary season,of cycle 1. Today church invite us to
Analyze:(1) how to value your neighbor and respectful and be grateful to him(2)why Jesus changed teeth to teeth principal to turn your other cheek while keeping same 10 commandments(3)to lead a healthy life,value of developing pardoning

How to value your neighbor?

Jesus told to follow HIM, you should be prepared to carry your own cross also we know as a baptized catholic, your main slogan is to love your neighbor. When you live, you will get to know that there are no 2 persons equal in thinking and understanding. Then always you find your view and understanding become different to others. Then are you going to reject others,leaving to love only those who accept your view?. This is the challenge of Catholicism. Respect others and love them. This will become a cross in your life. One side Jesus, other side loving your enemy!.

Certainly if you seriously feel that your friend's, one or few actions are at faults, you have noticed some other good actions from him. Hence as suggested by Jesus, without making him as enemy, you can start respecting him, leaving your unpleasant experience to handle by Holy Mary and saints.
Then you are fulfilling basic condition you need to satisfy to respect other and to love them. Ie INCLUDE THE EXCLUDE.

Why Jesus change the age old principle of teeth to teeth?
We know that God the Father, has trained humans, as how to manage your free will, when you are given full liberty to chose to follow God or Not. This is when God become not direct. What you meAn by not direct? It means, God will not tell you, as what to do, like what prophets did, up to Jesus, unless you, yourself voluntarily decide to accept God has created you and when you follow HIS Will in your life, HE has guaranteed your happiness not only now but eternal happiness(independent of time). So after Jesus, there are no messages from God, directly like previous era to Jesus. You have full freedom to accept God as your creator and get to know him, then start following HIM. Since the name God has been commonly used by many religions, Catholicism God when you need to differentiate, means that you believe HE has created you!.
Then there is another differentiation to God, that christianity God is truine, one God in 3 Persons. God the Father- generally for us to understand- trained jews, as how to live following God' will,when HE become indirect to you. Jesus- showed practically, how to follow God's will, managing physical and mental agonies in your life. Holy Spirit era, as how to follow God's will, managing paradigm changes.

Hence Catholic God is triune, showing and guiding your life, thru catholic church as how to lead your God created life, according to HIS Will to be happy in this life,as well as life after death.

Why Jesus changed principle?
Now there are no prophets to tell you, what is God's Will for you, neither no dreams etc. On the other hand, you don't know exactly what is truth. Your truth may be different my truth. Under this scenario, how God will tell you, what to do?. Mostly from the 3rd party from another human. When you don't respect and love the other human, how God can intervene to your life?. So it is very important to maintain to love and respect other human being. You don't know, how HE pass the message, unless you are vigilant and worship only God, then follow HIS commandments Whole hearted ly, you will not being directed by HIM.

When you are not following God's will, automatically ungratefulness will develop in your life. Danger is that you don't feel that it develops!
What is ungratefulness?

Ungrateful Means not feeling/exhibiting gratitude,thanks/appreciation. agreeable/pleasant/repellent. Gratitude means the quality of being thankful. Readiness to show appreciation,for & return kindness. If gratitude is a state of being that is essential to a life well lived,why then, in modern times,do we not cultivate& express it on a daily basis? After all, giving thanks & expressing appreciation for the blessings &gifts of life is a natural human response. Perhaps key reason we do not make gratitude a part of our daily lives is that accelerated pace&multiple distractions of modern life have simply made it all too easy to forget gratitude's importance. If you expect gratitude from humans you may discouraged. But you can always pardon others&extend your gratitude for them. Ideally when you realize all happiness to you is coming from God, you can extend gratitude to HIM,where HE never fails.

Holy Mary clearly shows her gratitude towards God. When she met Elizabeth She told" that almighty has done great things for me" Lk(1:39-56)
Mary remind us to have faith with God,that HE has created us to lead a happy life.


Today' reading
Book of ecclesiasticus ( Si 27:30-28:7) says"forgive your neighbor the heart he does you, and when you pray: your sins will be forgiven"
Paul says to Romans( Rom:14:7-9)" alive or dead we belong to the lord"

Mathew(18:21-35) says" I do not tell you to forgive 7 times,but 77 times"

Reflect: the christian assembly of disciple of Jesus. A disciple is literally one who is learning. Learning requires openness of mind and heart. The scripture readings and the prayers today's liturgy are a powerful force for teaching and learning about the way of Jesus.

When you feel that you might go wrong, you start respecting others, even though you may not 100% agree with him. If he has done something good for you it is easy to extend gratitude to him, while you hand over your problem against him to Holy mary. But if you have done good to him, it will difficult for you to fathom the situation. Under this situation too you should extend the gratitude to him. May be physicAlly you will show gratitude but in your inner heart, you have to maintain the pardoing heart.

In conclusions
To day we are reminded:
1)to be happy you have to follow God's will in you life
(2)You will see bulb light,but U don't see the current flow. To know about current,U have to study, similarly to know God's will for you,while practice 7 ethics,you should train to respect other person.
(3)since no 2 persons are equal,respecting other become difficult,you develop misunderstanding,anger towards others
(4)Jesus told that you have to carry the cross(manage misunderstanding/don't lose respect other)+pardon other(always identify Gratitude towards others)
(5)then you will identify good in others
(6)judging others has to be avoided,since you are not avail of all information
(7)hand over your crosses to Mary,while pardoning others.

Finally
Forgiveness is like oil in an engine. It keeps the wheels moving. Forgiveness is like gravity...invisible in its power, yet profound in its effects. Jesus is the ultimate symbol of forgiveness. HE kept on believing in HIS followers, HE kept on giving them chances. We must develop a habit of forgiving, which will create our forward motion!

Thank you

GBU‬


For more pl visit:
http://weeklycatholicreflection.blogspot.com Or
http://www.sundayreading.net/
Or
http://holymaryreflection.blogspot.com
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24th Ordinary Sunday Cycle 1- Ungrateful Catholic (17/9/2017) - in summary


High light:


(1) What is the difference between ungrateful and gratitude?. What is difference between persona and wholehearted gratitude?

(2) When few actions of your friends are not agreeable to you, can you reject all actions of him?.

(3) God' will not tell you Directly,as how to lead your actions, HE will use mainly other humans to tell you. When you reject or angry with other, can God's message come to you?. Is it when you are angry with your friend,will God become help less, to support you, to lead your life happily?

(4) Why God change the operating principle of revenge to pardoning,AFTER JESUS,in following same 10 commandments? Is it difficult to know the reason?.

(5)Angry with anybody, make your blood hot!. Persistent anger will make you sick. Why you should train yourself to respect others? To do that do you need to develop pardoning?

(6) Why Jesus tell you do pardon other not only 7 times, but 777 times. Is HE suggest difficult thng to practice? Why you need God's support to do that?

(7) When you are lacking to pardon others, you tend to develop ungratefulness in your life ignoring what good he has done to you. Then can you develop wholehearted gratitude?

Pl listen for 8 minutes:


http://www.sinhalagospel.lk/sundayreadingAudio/24ordsunungratefulCath17-9-2017.html



 Reflection for 17th september 2017, celebrating 24th Sunday of ordinary season,of cycle 1. Today church invite us to

Analyze:(1) how to value your neighbor and respectful and be grateful to him(2)why Jesus changed teeth to teeth principal to turn your other cheek while keeping same 10 commandments(3)to lead a healthy life,value of developing pardoning

How to value your neighbor?


Jesus told to follow HIM, you should be prepared to carry your own cross also we know as a baptized catholic, your main slogan is to love your neighbor. When you live, you will get to know that there are no 2 persons equal in thinking and understanding. Then always you find your view and understanding become different to others. Then are you going to reject others,leaving to love only those who accept your view?. This is the challenge of Catholicism. Respect others and love them. This will become a cross in your life. One side Jesus, other side loving your enemy!.


Certainly if you seriously feel that your friend's, one or few actions are at faults, you have noticed some other good actions from him. Hence as suggested by Jesus, without making him as enemy, you can start respecting him, leaving your unpleasant experience to handle by Holy Mary and saints.


Then you are fulfilling basic condition you need to satisfy to respect other and to love them. Ie INCLUDE THE EXCLUDE.


Why Jesus change the age old principle of teeth to teeth?


We know that God the Father, has trained humans, as how to manage your free will, when you are given full liberty to chose to follow God or Not. This is when God become not direct. What you meAn by not direct? It means, God will not tell you, as what to do, like what prophets did, up to Jesus, unless you, yourself voluntarily decide to accept God has created you and when you follow HIS Will in your life, HE has guaranteed your happiness not only now but eternal happiness(independent of time). So after Jesus, there are no messages from God, directly like previous era to Jesus. You have full freedom to accept God as your creator and get to know him, then start following HIM. Since the name God has been commonly used by many religions, Catholicism God when you need to differentiate, means that you believe HE has created you!.


Then there is another differentiation to God, that christianity God is truine, one God in 3 Persons. God the Father- generally for us to understand- trained jews, as how to live following God' will,when HE become indirect to you. Jesus- showed practically, how to follow God's will, managing physical and mental agonies in your life. Holy Spirit era, as how to follow God's will, managing paradigm changes.


Hence Catholic God is triune, showing and guiding your life, thru catholic church as how to lead your God created life, according to HIS Will to be happy in this life,as well as life after death.

Why Jesus changed principle?

Now there are no prophets to tell you, what is God's Will for you, neither no dreams etc. On the other hand, you don't know exactly what is truth. Your truth may be different my truth. Under this scenario, how God will tell you, what to do?. Mostly from the 3rd party from another human. When you don't respect and love the other human, how God can intervene to your life?. So it is very important to maintain to love and respect other human being. You don't know, how HE pass the message, unless you are vigilant and worship only God, then follow HIS commandments Whole hearted ly, you will not being directed by HIM.


When you are not following God's will, automatically ungratefulness will develop in your life. Danger is that you don't feel that it develops!


What is ungratefulness?

Ungrateful Means not feeling/exhibiting gratitude,thanks/appreciation. agreeable/pleasant/repellent. Gratitude means the quality of being thankful. Readiness to show appreciation,for & return kindness. If gratitude is a state of being that is essential to a life well lived,why then, in modern times,do we not cultivate& express it on a daily basis? After all, giving thanks & expressing appreciation for the blessings &gifts of life is a natural human response. Perhaps key reason we do not make gratitude a part of our daily lives is that accelerated pace&multiple distractions of modern life have simply made it all too easy to forget gratitude's importance. If you expect gratitude from humans you may discouraged. But you can always pardon others&extend your gratitude for them. Ideally when you realize all happiness to you is coming from God, you can extend gratitude to HIM,where HE never fails.


Holy Mary clearly shows her gratitude towards God. When she met Elizabeth She told" that almighty has done great things for me" Lk(1:39-56)

Mary remind us to have faith with God,that HE has created us to lead a happy life.


Today' reading


Book of ecclesiasticus ( Si 27:30-28:7) says"forgive your neighbor the heart he does you, and when you pray: your sins will be forgiven"

Paul says to Romans( Rom:14:7-9)" alive or dead we belong to the lord"


Mathew(18:21-35) says" I do not tell you to forgive 7 times,but 77 times"


Reflect: the christian assembly of disciple of Jesus. A disciple is literally one who is learning. Learning requires openness of mind and heart. The scripture readings and the prayers today's liturgy are a powerful force for teaching and learning about the way of Jesus.


When you feel that you might go wrong, you start respecting others, even though you may not 100% agree with him. If he has done something good for you it is easy to extend gratitude to him, while you hand over your problem against him to Holy mary. But if you have done good to him, it will difficult for you to fathom the situation. Under this situation too you should extend the gratitude to him. May be physicAlly you will show gratitude but in your inner heart, you have to maintain the pardoing heart.


In conclusions

To day we are reminded:

1)to be happy you have to follow God's will in you life

(2)You will see bulb light,but U don't see the current flow. To know about current,U have to study, similarly to know God's will for you,while practice 7 ethics,you should train to respect other person.

(3)since no 2 persons are equal,respecting other become difficult,you develop misunderstanding,anger towards others

(4)Jesus told that you have to carry the cross(manage misunderstanding/don't lose respect other)+pardon other(always identify Gratitude towards others)

(5)then you will identify good in others

(6)judging others has to be avoided,since you are not avail of all information

(7)hand over your crosses to Mary,while pardoning others.


Finally

Forgiveness is like oil in an engine. It keeps the wheels moving. Forgiveness is like gravity...invisible in its power, yet profound in its effects. Jesus is the ultimate symbol of forgiveness. HE kept on believing in HIS followers, HE kept on giving them chances. We must develop a habit of forgiving, which will create our forward motion!

Thank you


GBU‬

For more pl visit:

http://weeklycatholicreflection.blogspot.com
Or
http://www.sundayreading.net/
Or
http://holymaryreflection.blogspot.com

[ Read More ]

Cycle 1:season: Ordinary Sunday No:23 Date: 10/9/2017 Self Centered Catholic - in detail

High light
23th ordinary sunday,self centered Catholic

(1)Jesus said"if 2 of you asked me in my name,it will be granted" U go with Ur family to church and ask for anything do you get?
Is God becoming a politician?
(2)There are no 2 person's in the world, whose thinking & understanding ideally same. Then on which action of yours you can get wholehearted agreement of your friend?
(3)Is every human self centered?.what do you mean by this? Why it is important to check about 7 vices, to be Attracted to self centredness,in order not biased your life attracted towards earth bound cravings?
(4)When you respect others, you can always accommodate others!. Is it easy to achieve without the Support of God?
(5)When you become self centered,can you love others?.without love,when more than 2 people ask for something, will HE give?.
(6)When your action and others are based on God's Will, are you get the required support from God?
(7)When you are not self centered and other also same, when you all ask for common solution for problem,are you sure that God will help you?

Pl lsten for 5 minutes:
http://www.sinhalagospel.lk/sundayreadingAudio/23ordsuncyc1selfcenterdcath10-9-2017.html





Reflection for 10th september 2017, celebrating 23rd Sunday of ordinary season,of cycle 1. Today church invite us to
Analyze:(1) how to develop and extend genuine love for others(2)with maturity how you develop self centered in your life.(3)how to get the support of God for your request

Christianity main slogan is love thy neighbor. How to develop love in your life?.
The enemy of loving-kindness is attachment. At first, attachment may feel like love, but as it grows it clearly becomes more opposite. You help a person,but you expect a return for that!. This kind of love is not becoming genuine and you become unhappy when the expected return is not received. Most of the cases in this world, when you try to help a person out of love, you tend to become unhappy. Then how to lead action out of love. When your action become for the love of God, since another person also a God's child, what ever the outcome you receive you become happy.  Otherwise why you tend to boil your blood, by helping another person. Christians can enjoy their healthy life, by extending their services out of love of God with their person.

When you get adulthood and move life in maturity, without your knowledge, self centered sneak thu' your life. How much I have done for him. See now how he treat me?. My good work become suffering for me!. Instead your good work if you do for the love of God, you need not to keep in your mind what returns you expect out of your action. This leads to opposite of self centredness. Opposite of self centered is selfless,team oriented and unselfish!

Self Centeredness
ignores others' needs& only do what's best for them. The film Laurance of Arabia depicts a 10 day death march of Laurence's army thru' desert. Nearly dying from dehydration,they suddenly see an oasis &eagerly falls into water. Laurence find out that a camel boy was missing& says"we must go back &find him"but his men refuse to venture back into the merciless furnace of sand. They plead"MASTER, IT IS GOD's WILL that boy did not return. His fate was written?.But Laurance heads back alone into the dunes in search & returns with unconscious boy, after 2 days.

He remarks" Remember Nothing is written unless you write it". Jesus ask people"what do you want me to do?"rather than telling us what to do. HE said 'Ask &it will be given: Knock & door will be opened? Today "If two of you ask anything in my name,it will be granted" When You are self-centred,can you have common requests to ask?

Today's reading:

Prophet Ezkiel(Ezk 33:7-9) says" if U don't speak to the wicked man, I will hold you responsible fr his death"

PAul to RomAns (Rm 13:8-10) says"Love is the answer for everyone in commandments"

Mt (18:15-20) says" If he listen to you,you have won back your brother"

Reflects: our gospel reading today has some harsh dimensions and most likely it reflects not the teaching of Jesus directly,but the practice of the church for which Mathew was writing. As often in Mathew however there is a surprise. People who refuse to acknowledge their failures are to be treated as pagans and tax collectors. But just how pagans and tax collectors  treated by Jesus and in the gospel of Mathew? Remember the call of matthew (Mt 9:9) recall the story of canaanite women(Mt15:21-28) they are welcome and forgiven. Any permanent exclusion is resisted on the example and teachings of Jesus Himself.
Let us summarize main points of todays reflections.
(1)when you think too much about urself selfcentedness starts-mainly you expect returns for your actions
(2)You may most probably not get required return,making you to resist support for others
(3)instead if you trust God created all humans & they belong to one family,your action for other can be done for the love of God,then you may not expect a return from another person
(4)this will make your life more healthy,you become unselfish & you will see the return for your action from God
(5)actions without love increase your selfcentredness
(6)correcting others has to be done with care,when you are with grace of God only
(7)otherwise you will see speck in another eye, while failing to see beam in your own eye.

The typical example for us to study is the lfe of Holy Mary. She has been chosen to be mother of God. She has been following God's Will, despite her will. If she is followed her will,you will never get the chance of respecting her. She is the most respected human,ever lived!.

Conclusion:
Correct one another in charity. We live together in a society and we are called to be prepared to correct and encourage each other. No one is an island. If Christ is among us,then we will encourage and help each other love is one thing that cannot hurt your neighbor.
But identify what is love clearly, actions for the grace of God, can derive pure love for another person, otherwise your love may become hate!

Thank you
GBU

For more pl visit:
http://weeklycatholicreflection.blogspot.com Or
http://www.sundayreading.net/
Or
http://holymaryreflection.blogspot.com
[ Read More ]

23rd Sunday Ordinary Cycle 1 Self-Centred Catholic (10-9-2017) - in summary


High light


23th ordinary sunday,self centered Catholic

(1)Jesus said"if 2 of you asked me in my name,it will be granted" U go with Ur family to church and ask for anything do you get?

Is God becoming a politician?

(2)There are no 2 person's in the world, whose thinking & understanding ideally same. Then on which action of yours you can get wholehearted agreement of your friend?

(3)Is every human self centered?.what do you mean by this? Why it is important to check about 7 vices, to be Attracted to self centredness,in order not biased your life attracted towards earth bound cravings?

(4)When you respect others, you can always accommodate others!. Is it easy to achieve without the Support of God?

(5)When you become self centered,can you love others?.without love,when more than 2 people ask for something, will HE give?.

(6)When your action and others are based on God's Will, are you get the required support from God?

(7)When you are not self centered and other also same, when you all ask for common solution for problem,are you sure that God will help you?

Pl lsten for 5 minutes:

http://www.sinhalagospel.lk/sundayreadingAudio/23ordsuncyc1selfcenterdcath10-9-2017.html


Reflection for 10th september 2017, celebrating 23rd Sunday of ordinary season,of cycle 1. Today church invite us to


Analyze:(1) how to develop and extend genuine love for others(2)with maturity how you develop self centered in your life.(3)how to get the support of God for your request


Christianity main slogan is love thy neighbor. How to develop love in your life?.

The enemy of loving-kindness is attachment. At first, attachment may feel like love, but as it grows it clearly becomes more opposite. You help a person,but you expect a return for that!. This kind of love is not becoming genuine and you become unhappy when the expected return is not received. Most of the cases in this world, when you try to help a person out of love, you tend to become unhappy. Then how to lead action out of love. When your action become for the love of God, since another person also a God's child, what ever the outcome you receive you become happy. Otherwise why you tend to boil your blood, by helping another person. Christians can enjoy their healthy life, by extending their services out of love of God with their person.



When you get adulthood and move life in maturity, without your knowledge, self centered sneak thu' your life. How much I have done for him. See now how he treat me?. My good work become suffering for me!. Instead your good work if you do for the love of God, you need not to keep in your mind what returns you expect out of your action. This leads to opposite of self centredness. Opposite of self centered is selfless,team oriented and unselfish!

Self Centeredness


ignores others' needs& only do what's best for them. The film Laurance of Arabia depicts a 10 day death march of Laurence's army thru' desert. Nearly dying from dehydration,they suddenly see an oasis &eagerly falls into water. Laurence find out that a camel boy was missing& says"we must go back &find him"but his men refuse to venture back into the merciless furnace of sand. They plead"MASTER, IT IS GOD's WILL that boy did not return. His fate was written?.But Laurance heads back alone into the dunes in search & returns with unconscious boy, after 2 days.



 He remarks" Remember Nothing is written unless you write it". Jesus ask people"what do you want me to do?"rather than telling us what to do. HE said 'Ask &it will be given: Knock & door will be opened? Today "If two of you ask anything in my name,it will be granted" When You are self-centred,can you have common requests to ask?


Today's reading:

Prophet Ezkiel(Ezk 33:7-9) says" if U don't speak to the wicked man, I will hold you responsible fr his death"

PAul to RomAns (Rm 13:8-10) says"Love is the answer for everyone in commandments"

Mt (18:15-20) says" If he listen to you,you have won back your brother"


Reflects: our gospel reading today has some harsh dimensions and most likely it reflects not the teaching of Jesus directly,but the practice of the church for which Mathew was writing. As often in Mathew however there is a surprise. People who refuse to acknowledge their failures are to be treated as pagans and tax collectors. But just how pagans and tax collectors treated by Jesus and in the gospel of Mathew? Remember the call of matthew (Mt 9:9) recall the story of canaanite women(Mt15:21-28) they are welcome and forgiven. Any permanent exclusion is resisted on the example and teachings of Jesus Himself.


Let us summarize main points of todays reflections.


(1)when you think too much about urself selfcentedness starts-mainly you expect returns for your actions

(2)You may most probably not get required return,making you to resist support for others

(3)instead if you trust God created all humans & they belong to one family,your action for other can be done for the love of God,then you may not expect a return from another person

(4)this will make your life more healthy,you become unselfish & you will see the return for your action from God

(5)actions without love increase your selfcentredness

(6)correcting others has to be done with care,when you are with grace of God only

(7)otherwise you will see speck in another eye, while failing to see beam in your own eye.



The typical example for us to study is the lfe of Holy Mary. She has been chosen to be mother of God. She has been following God's Will, despite her will. If she is followed her will,you will never get the chance of respecting her. She is the most respected human,ever lived!.


Conclusion:

Correct one another in charity. We live together in a society and we are called to be prepared to correct and encourage each other. No one is an island. If Christ is among us,then we will encourage and help each other love is one thing that cannot hurt your neighbor.

But identify what is love clearly, actions for the grace of God, can derive pure love for another person, otherwise your love may become hate!


Thank you
GBU

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