Inspirations at your Fingertips!

Tuesday of week 24 in Ordinary Time, I Luke 7:11-17 A good servant is a joy to others. This is the mark of a true Christian.  Everywhere he goes, whatever he does, he is a joy to the Lord and to others. Paul's letter to Timothy narrated the various qualities of a good leader and deacon.  They should be of impeccable character, a model of family life, and an example to the community. The Christian should also have the same qualities - godly, caring, and sharing.  He or she should be a joy to others and much more to the Lord. In the gospel, Jesus returned the boy's life back to the mother.  He must have known that the son is the only life of the widow.  And now that he's gone, who would take care of the mother?  Jesus felt strongly for the mother.  He is that loving son who gives joy to the mother.  He is the loving Lord who takes care of us. Let us imitate Jesus and devote all of ourselves to be a source of joy to others and to Him....

Real joy Luke 10:1-12 What is basically the difference between worldly joy and the spiritual joy?  What is the joy of a love tandem promoted by mass media and the joy of serving God? I am proposing five differences for those who are filled with spiritual joy vs. those with worldly joy: 1. Eternal vs. temporary 2. no money can buy vs. joy bought by money 3. we end up givers vs. joy only in receiving 4. nobody is found wanting vs. only a few are filled with many are hungry The main difference is spiritual joy brings life while world joy bring death. Applying this in today's gospel, normally we would not succumb to going to neighbors and knocking at their doors and preaching the good news.  We would opt to stay at home and mind our own business. But count the days and the years of planting and not planting the seed of the Good News. The ones who planted the seeds of the Good News would find their community fruitful while those who minded their own businesses wi...