Be ‘Polygamous’. But
Please Don’t Get me Wrong
An inspiring Holy
Friday and Generosity day to you!
Today, I would like to continue our reflection by sharing some of the inspiration I got from the song “When God Made You” as well as the readings of today.
Today, I would like to continue our reflection by sharing some of the inspiration I got from the song “When God Made You” as well as the readings of today.
Like what I’ve told
you yesterday, I found the song “When God Made You” not only about marriage between
a husband and a wife but a reflection of our ‘Marriage’ to God. Yes, between you and your ‘Marriage’
with God. Because if you think you’re single, no; you’re not. You’re already
married and in a relationship (complicated or not, it’s up for you to decide) If
you think you should be monogamous, no; you shouldn’t. You should be ‘polygamous’.
But please don’t get me wrong. What I mean is that aside from your husband or
wife, you should also be (and more) loyal to God. What made me think this way? The
Gospel (Jn.18:1-19:42) that you’ll be hearing this afternoon at the “Adoration
of the Cross” in your parish will lead you to understand. Allow me to give some
points:
At the beginning,
the Gospel says: “Jesus knew everything that was going to happen to him, so he
stepped forward…” Jn. 18: 4
Yes, Jesus knows what
will happen to him. How come? Simple. Because He’s fulfilling a promise.
(And basically, a 'promise' is something that has been said before) What was that
promise? The promise that God, His Father will save us through Him.
At the beginning,
the promise was put by Genesis this way: “I will put enmity between you and
the woman, and between your offspring and
hers; He (Jesus) will crush your
head, and you will strike his heel.” Gen. 3:15
After many years,
the prophet Jeremiah repeated the promise:
“The days are
coming,” declares the Lord, “when I will raise up for
David a righteous Branch, a King who will reign wisely and do what is just and
right in the land. In his days Judah will be saved and Israel will live in
safety. This is the name by which he will be called: The Lord
Our Righteous Savior. Jer. 23:5-6
For us to better
see, prophet Isaiah has a more elaborate version:
“Surely He (Jesus)
took up our pain and bore our suffering, yet we considered him punished by God,
stricken by him, and afflicted. But he was pierced for our transgressions, he
was crushed for our iniquities; the punishment that brought us peace was on
him, and by his wounds we are healed. We all, like sheep, have gone astray, each
of us has turned to our own way; and the Lord has laid
on him the iniquity of us all. He was oppressed and afflicted, yet he did not
open his mouth; he was led like a lamb to the slaughter, and as a sheep before
its shearers is silent, so he did not open his mouth. By oppression and judgment he was taken away. Yet who of
his generation protested? For he was cut off from the land of the living; for
the transgression of my people he was punished. He
was assigned a grave with the wicked, and with the rich in his death, though he
had done no violence, nor was any deceit in his mouth.” Is. 53:4-9
In the New
Testament, everything that was promised through Isaiah was summarized by John in this way:
“For God so loved
the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall
not perish but have eternal life. For God did not send his Son into the world
to condemn the world, but to save the world through him.” Jn. 3:16-17
Yes, not only
Genesis, Jeremiah, Isaiah, and John; but all the scriptures are with us today
to help us believe (and receive) that Christ is the perfect one, sent by the Father for us
to be assured of life. A life that is full and everlasting.
Believe It is Jesus, The Perfect One
Now, try to see
these opening lines of the song “When God Made You.”
It’s
always been a mystery to me,
How two hearts can come together,
And love can last forever.
How two hearts can come together,
And love can last forever.
But
now that I have found you I believe,
That a miracle has come when God sends the perfect one.
Now gone are all my questions about why,
And I've never been so sure of anything in my life.
That a miracle has come when God sends the perfect one.
Now gone are all my questions about why,
And I've never been so sure of anything in my life.
I hope you see
what I mean. Again, more that your special friend, your husband, or your wife;
today, believe it is Jesus. It is Jesus you need. That Jesus is the one who can
answer your life’s greatest mysteries. That He is the one you need to be
secured. That He’s the perfect one sent by God for you to experience love, a
love that can last forever. Yes, it is Jesus. Believe it is Jesus!
Now, I invite you to pause
for a while and reflect on these questions:
1. Do you have a question in your life today? What is it? Do you believe that Jesus is the perfect answer?
In what way?
2. What gives assurance
in your life right now? Is it Jesus or anything else?
Hope you’ll ponder
on these questions well. For you also to get facilitated I invite you to watch the
inspiring video below entitled “We Are the Reason”. Again, enjoy God today and have an inspiring Generosity Day1!
1Why today is called Generosity Day? click here. Thanks.
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