March
17
Daniel
9:4b-10
Luke
6:36-38
By
Deacon Norm I am so grateful for my Deacon family
helping me with these reflections. The following is from my daughter Laruen who
grew up at St Joseph/St Raphael. She was chairperson of our high school
core team with Katie Davis and Chris Carter and made lifelong friends.
She is now a Spiritual Director in Pittsburgh
Reflection,
Monday March 17
Today’s
readings could be a conversation between us and the Lord. We confess our sins
in the first reading, beg for mercy in the Psalm response, and Jesus responds
in the Gospel. And at first, his answer seems blunt. You don’t want to be
judged? Stop judging. You want mercy? Show mercy. “The measure you use will be
measured out to you.” As we consider our imperfection, our inability to act at
all times as God would desire us to act, this seems harsh. It is humbling and a
bit painful to consider the measure we use for others measured back to us –
except that Jesus tells us that measure will be “packed together, shaken down,
and overflowing.” Can you picture the lavish abundance of this image? Can you
imagine the generosity of this overflowing measure, this love that doesn’t
count the cost? Yes, our actions count, what we do matters, and then God will
magnify that, and will pour back into our laps so much more than we give. I feel my heart expanding and my sense of
generosity increase as I contemplate this overflowing return, and I hope the
same for you.
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