Thursday May 30, 2024

“You are ‘consecrated’. You have been ‘dedicated to a sacred purpose.'”

Good News Reflection for:

Thursday of the 8th Week in Ordinary Time
May 30, 2024

Today’s Prayer:

Lord, I want to let go of my securities, to surrender my life to You. I praise and thank You for coming to me and for giving me all Your wonderful love. Amen.

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Today’s Readings:

1 Peter 2:2-5, 9-12
Ps 100:2-5
Mark 10:46-52
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Do you know how special you are?

We are, as Saint Peter quotes in today’s first reading, “a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a consecrated (holy) nation, a people God claims for his own to proclaim his glorious works”. This means you, too!

You are a CHOSEN one — the creator of the universe has chosen to give you life; you are a masterpiece of creation!

You are ROYAL — your Father is the king of the universe; you are his prince or princess!

You are a PRIEST — whether a ministerial priest or a member of the “common priesthood” of all baptized Christians, you offer spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God. How? Every sacrifice of love, every sacrifice of money or time, every giving of your talents, every offering up of your sufferings, every prayer that you lift up to heaven: These are your gifts to God, offered for the sake of others.

You are CONSECRATED — Yes, you are holy! Jesus has consecrated you to the heart of his Father’s love and to his Holy Spirit’s holiness. The word “consecrated” means that you have been “dedicated to a sacred purpose.” Wow! Have you discovered your sacred purpose? It’s the holy reason why you are still here on earth.

Take a look at the people around you (at home, at work, at church, etc.), for this is your mission field. God has placed you in their lives for a reason. What a blessing you can be to them!

Peter spells out your sacred purpose: “So that you may announce the praises of him who called you.” Are you doing this in your mission field? Or is the fear of being mocked or rejected for your Christian enthusiasm holding you back?

Once you were a nobody, but now you are God’s chosen one!

Though others may slander you as an evildoer (as Peter says in our first reading), dare to be the masterpiece that God created you to be!

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© 2024 by Terry A. Modica

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