Saturday of the 13th Week in Ordinary Time – Matthew 9:14-17
Today some of John’s disciples approach Jesus and ask: “Why
do the Pharisees fast but your disciples do not fast?” Jesus said to them: “Can the wedding guests
mourn as long as the bridegroom is with them? The day will come when the
bridegroom will be taken away from them and then they will fast.”
Jesus then uses another metaphor to explain what He
means. He say: “No one patches an old
cloak with new fabric; if they do so, the new fabric will pull away from the
old cloak and the tear will get worse.”
Jesus gives them another analogy: “Nor do people put new wine in old
wineskins. If they do so, the old
wineskins will burst and the wine will be lost.
Rather, they put new wine in new wineskins.” New wineskins have elasticity and thus, they
expand while the new wine is fermenting.
Today’s Gospel may prompt to ask ourselves: What areas of my life are working well? Who and what bring me happiness, joy, and
peace? Then pause and ask yourself: What in my life would I like to change? What are the behaviors, attitudes, or choices
that do not serve me well?
Jesus longs for us to be happy. To an extent, what we choose may bring us
happiness, peace, and contentment.
However, some of our choices may bring us unease or perhaps even unhappiness. The difficulty is that no one else can choose
for us or make it better for us. Only
we can choose what will bring us happiness, peace, and joy! Jesus will walk with us and guide us if we
invite Him to do so.
Today pray to Jesus: “Jesus, show me the way to life. Help me to make life-giving choices that
daily will bring me happiness and joy.” Then pray for an open and listening
heart!
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