Peace and love of the Lord be with you on this Monday of the 10th Week of Ordinary Time!

Well, it really isn’t ordinary time right now in our world! It seems there is a lot to reflect on and God knows we have all been doing that!

In the Beatitudes, Jesus gives his disciples rules to live by. They are being poor in spirit, to mourn, to be meek, to hunger & thirst for righteousness, to show mercy, to be clean of heart, to be a peacemaker, and to weather persecution for my sake.

This is a daunting task!

These Be-attitudes in today’s gospel call each of us to better ourselves, to be better persons, to follow the call of the Lord our God!

With all that we are challenged by from others, from our environment, from ourselves, we have faith in the great love that God has for us and we can place our hope in a God who is there for us no matter what the circumstances.

Let us pray for ourselves, our ohana, our community, our state, our country and for our world! That the laws of Christ be practiced more and more in the hearts, minds and souls of all people in the world. We already see examples of this all over the world as people begin to come together over the goal of respect for human life and the gift it is no matter what shape, size or color.

May God bless us, +In the Name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, Amen!
Scripture:

“Our help is from the Lord, who made heaven and earth. The Lord is your guardian; the Lord is your shade; he is beside you at your right hand. The Lord will guard you from all evil; he will guard your life. The Lord will guard your coming and your going, both now and forever.” (Psalm 121)

“Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the Kingdom of heaven. Blessed are they who mourn, for they will be comforted. Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the land. Blessed are they who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be satisfied. Blessed are the merciful, for they will be shown mercy. Blessed are the clean of heart, for they will see God. Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called children of God. Blessed are they who are persecuted for the sake of righteousness, for theirs is the Kingdom of heaven. Blessed are you when they insult you and persecute you and utter every kind of evil against you falsely because of me. Rejoice and be glad, for your reward will be great in heaven.” (Matthew 5)
Blessings, pono and pule!

Blessings, pono and pule!

Fr. Brian, ss.cc.
Priest
Molokai