November 06, 2025 Thursday of the Thirty-first Week in Ordinary Time
Daily Readings: Romans 14:7-12; Luke 15:1-10
Pope Francis said that no tree eats its own fruit and no river drinks its own water. They are meant for others. Similarly St. Paul tells the Roman Christians that they do not live to themselves. They do not die to themselves. It is only for the Lord. We are the Lord’s. He is the Lord of both the dead and the living. It is a profound spiritual realization and awareness. Since we are all humans and tend to falter, we realize that we are accountable to the Lord. We will have to stand before the judgment seat of God. Therefore, we cannot afford to find fault with others or despise them or condemn them. We will have to bow to God and keep praising Him always.
Jesus had a large heart to accommodate tax collectors and sinners. He welcomed them and dined with them. They too were attracted by his teaching and so they came to listen to him. The Pharisees and the scribes were not able tolerate this attitude of Jesus. Jesus had to teach them that God is concerned about them too through the parables of the lost sheep and the lost coin. Common thinking and analysis say that loss of one sheep will not make much of a difference while risking ninety-nine in the wilderness. But for the shepherd the lost sheep may mean a lot. Similarly loss of one coin may not cause much of a distress to woman who has many more coins in her stock but for the woman the lost coin may help her complete the arrangement on the hair with the same colour, shape and design. Everything and everyone is precious in the eyes of God. Both the shepherd and woman call their neighbour to rejoice with them because they found what is lost. It is the same with a sinner who repents. He becomes the cause of joy in heaven in the presence of the angels of God.
Call to Action: We are all precious in the eyes of God! When we live in a family or a community, we will have to put into practice this particular awareness. Otherwise we will end up hurting the sentiments of others.
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