The Lord Is My Chef Daily Recipe for the Soul by Fr. Nicanor F. Lalog II
Wednesday, Week V, Year II in Ordinary Time, 09 February 2022
1 Kings 10:1-10 ><))))*> + <*((((>< Mark 7:14-23
Photo by author, 2018.
Praise and glory to You,
God our Father in heaven
that you see more what is inside
than what is outside,
what is essential
than what is accidental.
Purify and cleanse my heart,
Lord, so I may also see beyond
what is external, what is on the surface
and everything that is superficial;
give me the drive to probe
deeper into the heart to see
the many wonders of every person
instead of criticizing and judging everyone
like the Queen of Sheba who travelled far
to verify for herself King Solomon’s wisdom.
Bless me with courage
to face and change things
not pleasing within me like
“evil thoughts, unchastity, theft,
murder, adultery, greed, malice,
deceit, licentiousness, envy,
blasphemy, arrogance, folly” (Mark7:21).
It is only with a clean heart,
dear God through Jesus your Son
when we are truly good and wise
because it is YOU, not us,
who must be seen and eventually
be praised by those who can see
the inner reality like the Queen of Sheba
who told King Solomon,
“Blessed be the Lord, your God,
whom it has pleased to place you
on the throne of Israel…
to carry out judgment and justice”
(1Kings10:9).
Moreover, it is only those
who live inside your heart,
Lord, like the psalmist today
who can murmur with ones lips
your wisdom and majesty. Amen.
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