Stop, Listen, Pray

   

  Sixteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time

17 July 2022 

 

First Reading: Gn 18:1-10a

Responsorial Psalm: Ps 15:2-3, 3-4, 5

Second Reading: Col 1:24-28

Gospel: Lk 10:38-42

 

Reflection

By: Benj Santiago

 

"Martha, Martha, you are anxious and worried about many things. ⁴²There is need of only one thing. Mary has chosen the better part and it will not be taken from her."

Are you BUSY? What are you so busying about? Undeniably, I myself had been busy and anxious with so many things, even though I am just home most of the time. Busy thinking and doing something that concerns our day-to-day needs. We all tend to be "Martha."

Our tendency is not to slow down and not to find more time to be like Mary, the sister of Martha to sit and to listen to what the Lord is saying to us. We are all so busy of the matters of the world that we tend to forget the matter of the WORD of God. To make sure we indeed have time for the Word of God, my wife, Fely and I have our daily TV Mass and end the day with a Holy Rosary. It is our way of making sure we counter the busyness of this world.

Prayer

Lord, bless us with the heart of Mary, the sister of Martha, who recognized what is truly important versus the matters of the world. Inspire us to slow down and find time to listen to Your WORDS every day. Slow us down so we can settle and listen more than be pre-occupied with the concerns of the world. In Jesus' Name, we pray. Amen.