Lord My Chef Daily Recipe for Soul by Fr. Nicanor F. Lalog II
Thursday, Nineteenth Week in Ordinary Time, Year II, 13 August 2026
Memorial of Sts. Pontian (Pope) & Hippolytus (Priest), Martyrs
Ezekiel 12:1-12 <*((((>< + ><))))*> Matthew 18:21-19:1
Set my eyes on you,
Lord God,
that I may see you present
always in and around my life,
whether at work or at home,
in school or in office,
in the park,
or wherever;
set my eyes on you,
Lord God,
that I may see you always
and be reminded that
all this has been made
possible by you
because you love me;
set my eyes on you,
Lord God
that I may realize
you are holding me,
that everything that happens
in the world,
among us
are in the palm of
your hand.
The word of the Lord came to me:: Son of man, you live in the midst of a rebellious house; they have eyes to see but do not see, and ears to hear but do not hear, for they are a rebellious house (Ezekiel 12:1-2).
Indeed,
Lord God,
we have not only
become callous and numb
but sadly blind too to you
and your very presence
in us and among us;
we only have sights
without vision;
we refuse to look at
the truth and realities of life
and prefer to look through
prisms of our own making;
we have been so conceited
like that servant pardoned for
his debts in today's parable
but unforgiving to
his fellow debtor.
give me the courage
to confront myself
like Saints Pontian and
Hippolytus
who both contradicted
each other
but in the end shed off
their own pride to
totally embrace and see
your real truth
in your Jesus Christ.
Amen.
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