| |
It has been said in various ways that a fool can ask more questions than a wise man can answer. Unfortunately not all questions are asked in a pure search for truth, much less for salvific truth. So the Sadducees constructed a very unlikely story to pose a question to Jesus. Though Mark does not say so, we see here a pattern of people asking Jesus questions, not in a search for truth and enlightenment but in order to trap him and to have something to accuse him with. Jesus does not quite call them "fools" to their face, but he does so indirectly: "you are badly misled" and "you are very much mistaken". Whenever we experience the desire or the need to ask questions about our faith or about the moral teaching of the Church, for example, let us always pause for a moment and reflect on our motivation: are we just being facetious or even derogatory, or are we really searching for the salvific truth that comes through God's revelation, that "truth which sets us free." (John 8:32)?
Holy Spirit, when I am led to ask questions about faith or morality, grant me the grace of honesty and a genuine desire for knowledge of the truth that sets us free.
|
|
DAILY OFFERING
|
Eternal Father, I offer You everything I do this day; my thoughts, words, joys and sufferings. Grant that, vivified by the Holy Spirit and united to the Sacred Heart of Jesus and the Immaculate Heart of Mary, my life this day may be of service to You and to others. I also pray that all those preparing for marriage discover in Sacrament the source of Christ's grace for living a fithful and fruitful love. Amen.
|
|
PRAYING WITH THE CHURCH
|
INTENTION
That national leaders may firmly commit themselves to ending the arms trade, which victimizes so many innocent people.
Elaboration
|
|
