The Lord Is My Chef Daily Recipe for the Soul by Fr. Nicanor F. Lalog II
Tuesday in the Thirteenth Week of Ordinary Time, Year II, 02 July 2024
Amos 3:1-8, 4:11-12 <'[[[[>< + ><]]]]'> Matthew 8:23-27
Your words are weighty
and terrifying today,
O God as You left us with a
warning - "prepare to meet your God,
O Israel" (Amos 4:12);
how must we prepare
to meet You, O God,
whom we have turned away
from so often in the past?
How must we prepare
to meet You, O God,
whose voice we have
never heeded despite
our hearing them?
Let us learn from nature
who heeds your voice
like the storm and the waves
in the sea becoming quiet
at Jesus Christ's command;
let us learn to accept the simple
laws of nature governing this world,
of simply following the cause and
effect pattern in everything
instead of destroying it
for in the end, it shall get upon us:
Do two walk together unless they have agreed? Does a lion roar in the forest when it has no prey? Does a young lion cry from its den unless it has seized something? Is a bird brought to a snare when there is no lure for it? Does a snare spring up from the ground without catching anything? If the trumpet sounds in a city, will the people not be frightened? If evil befalls a city, has not the Lord caused it? (Amos 3:3-6)
For so long,
You have been most
patient with us, Lord,
letting us go on our own
sinful ways despite all the
love and graces You have
showered us; You are all good,
loving Father, full of mercy
and forgiveness for our sins
but lest we forget, there are
so many sinful things we do with
irreversible consequences that
can unfree us, making us suffer
from its dismal effects.
This we pray we may realize
so that when we meet You,
O God, there may be justice
still left for us.
Amen.
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