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Wednesday, September 16, 2009, Sts. Cornelius & Cyprian
1 Timothy 3:14-16, Psalm 111:1-6, Luke 7:31-35
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SPOILED BRATS
"They are like children squatting in the city squares and calling to their
playmates, 'We piped you a tune but you did not dance, we sang you a dirge
but you did not wail.' " —Luke 7:32
Jesus asks what comparison He can use for the men of today. He comes to
the conclusion that we're like spoiled brats, squatting children who
always want our own way and are impossible to please. Is Jesus describing
us? Do we expect God to dance to our tune? (Lk 7:32) Do we expect Him to
wail when we complain? (Lk 7:32) Are we critical of those He sends and
judgmental of even God Himself? (Lk 7:33-34) Is this the kind of conduct
which befits a member of God's household? (1 Tm 3:15)
Look at our divisions and denominations in defiance of Jesus' expressed
wishes in His prayer in John 17:21. See the picky, petty concerns
expressed in the average church. Witness the pleasure-seeking,
compromised, worldly lifestyle of the typical American Christian. See
spoiled brats who want their own way.
Nonetheless, Jesus loves us anyway and continues to call us: "Whoever
wishes to be My follower must deny his very self, take us his cross each
day, and follow in My steps. Whoever would save his life will lose it, and
whoever loses his life for My sake will save it" (Lk 9:23-24).
Prayer: Father, thank You for Your unconditional love for me, a spoiled
brat. I repent. Forgive and free me.
Promise: "Wonderful, indeed, is the mystery of our faith, as we say in
professing it: 'He was manifested in the flesh, vindicated in the Spirit;
seen by the angels; preached among the Gentiles, believed in throughout
the world, taken up into glory.' " —1 Tm 3:16
Praise: In his ten years as bishop, St. Cyprian faithfully endured two
schisms, a persecution, a plague, exile, and finally martyrdom.
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