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Theo Tigno•
1/16/2005 11:30 pm
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Monday, January 17th 2005 |
Hebrews 5:1-10
Brothers and sisters: Every high priest is taken from among men and made their representative before God, to offer gifts and sacrifices for sins. He is able to deal patiently with the ignorant and erring, for he himself is beset by weakness and so, for this reason, must make sin offerings for himself as well as for the people. No one takes this honor upon himself but only when called by God, just as Aaron was. In the same way, it was not Christ who glorified himself in becoming high priest, but rather the one who said to him: You are my Son: this day I have begotten you; just as he says in another place, You are a priest forever according to the order of Melchizedek. In the days when he was in the Flesh, he offered prayers and supplications with loud cries and tears to the one who was able to save him from death, and he was heard because of his reverence. Son though he was, he learned obedience from what he suffered; and when he was made perfect, he became the source of eternal salvation for all who obey him.
Dawg's thought:
Today's prayer intention (from Friday... sorry about the lack of reading on Friday): Please keep LaRae and her family in your prayers. She is a friend's mom from church and she was just moved into hospice last night and it isn't looking good. She has two daughters, a son and a husband. They are all taking turns staying with her and last I heard she was resting and in stable condition, but that the last 24 hours has been very rough. (from Friday)
"He learned obedience from what he suffered..."
We live in a society that tries to avoid suffering at all cost. A child is out of control... give him a pill so that he behaves. A marriage isn't working out... get a divorce or "live separated." It has become easier and easier to avoid suffering. The beauty of suffering is a great mystery to us indeed... but I guess that we can say that Christ is a mystery to us.
It's no surprise that I hear that "obedience" is the hardest vow many priest have living out. It's no surprise that there is a crisis in vocations because people can't accept being obedient, and view such things as "chastity" and "poverty" as means of suffering. The beauty of our faith has become lost because of convenience.
Where can we grow in our lives today? How can we look at our own "suffering" as a means of learning how to grow in holiness? How can we begin to accept that all things are from God, including our struggles and our free will? I pose this question for you today, and I ask you to look at your own life and see where God has called you to endure your trials in order to grow in obedience... so that you love Our Lord with a purified heart... purified by Him. Take care and God Bless.
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