The Lord Is My Chef Daily Recipe for the Soul by Fr. Nicanor F. Lalog II
Monday, Memorial of St. Blaise, Bishop & Martyr, 03 February 2025
Hebrews 11:32-40 ><))))*> + ><))))*> + ><))))*> Mark 5:1-20
Thank you,
dear Father in heaven
for making me feel your
proverbial pat on the shoulder
this Monday:
while the author of the Letter
to the Hebrews wrote of the
heroes and heroines of Old Testament
to remind us of their incredible deeds,
great hardships and sufferings that
led to their giving up their lives
for the sake of their faith,
you remind me too, dear God,
of my own sufferings and trials in life
far more greater and fulfilling than theirs
not on my own account but in Jesus' name.
The world was not worthy of them. They wandered about in deserts and on mountains, in caves and in crevices in the earth. Yet all these, though approved because of their faith, did not receive what had been promised. God had foreseen something better for us, so that without us they should not be made perfect (Hebrews 11:38-40).
You have rewarded so well all
those great men and women in
the Old Testament but they have to
wait until Jesus Christ's coming for
the fulfillment of your promise to them
in his life, death, and resurrection;
in Jesus, every simplest deed of
self denial and sacrifice lead to
fulfillment like in his exorcism of
that possessed man in Gerasenes
who "had been dwelling among the tombs,
and no one would restrain him any longer,
even with a chain" (Mark 5:3);
only Jesus was able to restore him to
fullness in life, just like with
everyone of us today.
Every miraculous healing by any saint,
any martyrdom is a celebration of
Christ's power over sin and evil,
a proverbial pat on our shoulder
for letting God,
and letting go.
Amen.
St. Blaise,
Bishop and Martyr,
Pray for us.
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