March 7, 2024 Thursday of the Third Week of Lent
Memorial of Saints Perpetua and Felicity, martyrs
Daily Readings: Jeremiah 7:23-28, Luke 11:14-23.
The Book of Deuteronomy can be summarized as God’s covenantal words, “I will be your God, and you shall be my people." God's command comes with these words. He demands from His people that they hear and obey His voice. This is what will qualify them to become God’s people. The more God persistently sent his prophets, the more the people of Israel disobeyed Him. God laments over this fact.
The real issue throughout the Old Testament is the distance the people of Israel kept from God. They could never maintain a satisfying relationship with Him. They were almost at loggerheads with God every time God reached out to them. Obedience to God has always been the cause of all disputes.
Jesus has always maintained that He represents the Father. He does everything with the power that comes from the Father. Jesus says that with the finger of God, he casts out demons. As usual, some people accuse him of exorcising demons with the help of Beelzebul, the demon prince.
Jesus uses a small example to drive home the point that Satan does not go against Satan. If it occurs, the household will split. A divided family can never achieve peace and prosperity. Therefore, there is a need to think like Jesus, act like Jesus, and, more importantly, live like Jesus. To be like Jesus, we will have to possess a heart that burns with love for humanity.
In Tunisia, the Holy Mother honors the holy martyrs Perpetua and Felicity of Carthage. Perpetua was a married noblewoman. Felicity was a slave woman who was pregnant. Both were in prison. They bore witness to Christ in trying situations, while wild animals shaped them, and they were later beheaded.
Call to Action for Catholic Living: Finding fault with people has become a daily routine affair for many of us, but how dare some people question God Himself? They have a basic issue with their mentality. How do I maintain my relationship with God?
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