DON'T BE WEIGHED DOWN
(Luke 21:34-36)
Jesus tells us not to be weighed
down with dissipation and drunkenness and cares of this life.
Nothing should weigh you down
child of God. What is weighing you down? Are you bothered about cares and
worries on how to make money and survive, provide this or that for the family?
Are you weighed down by what to
eat or drink? Are you weighed down by the feeling that others are making it in life,
and you seem not to be making any headway?
Don't be weighed down. Cheer up.
Keep the faith. Don't be frustrated by what this life is throwing at you. Don't lose God and the love of God in search
and quest for things the world promises to give that only succeeds in wearying
you. Don't stop praying because the things of the world that got your fancy are
not forthcoming. The Lord himself is coming. He's coming with blessings. He's
visiting to restore all you have lost.
Don't lose your inner peace and
joy in the Lord. Let the joy of the Lord strengthen you to pray. Let the joy of
the Lord motivate you to keep watch. Let
the joy of the Lord that comes from living in communion with the Divine give
you the strength to escape from the snares of the devil.
Let us pray
Thank You Lord Jesus for warning
us against allowing ourselves to be weighed down. God you know how much we are
daily pressed down by disappointments, frustrations and our unsatisfied
desires. We are tempted to be going for the accidentals of life. Forgive us.
Lift us. Raise us from the dust of sin, drunkenness and dissipation. Keep us
spiritually alert to wait for your coming to bring a positive change in our
lives through Christ our Lord.
God bless your Saturday (34th
Week, Ordinary Time)
Rev Fr Julian O Ekeh
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