IT’S YOUR TURN
There is a reversal of roles in today’s Gospel passage. For a master to serve slaves would turn the social order of the time upside down (Lk 12:37). Yet Jesus washed His disciples’ feet to be an example for them (Jn 13:5, 15). Jesus turned the world upside down through His death and Resurrection (see Rm 5:19ff). The missionary apostles also turned the world upside down (see Acts 17:6, RSV-CE). The Bible is filled with one good turn after another.
We disciples of Jesus are to be always vigilant, alert for the Master’s return (Lk 12:36). In the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass, God turns heaven and earth upside down, returning every day to serve us and wait for us to return to Him. He returns in the poor and needy, in the wounded and broken. Jesus returns in His Mystical Body, the Church.
How upside down is this? The Master serves, the King of the Universe appears humbly in the form of bread and wine, the weak are strong (2 Cor 12:9-10), the proud are humbled, and the poor and meek inherit the land (Mt 5:5). The Kingdom of God is not the kingdom of this world (Jn 18:36). It is upturned, upside-down soil that allows the seed to germinate, grow, and bear fruit. Let Jesus do any upturning and upheaval needed. Let Him turn your family, workplace, marriage, and life upside down. In Jesus, upside down is right-side-up.
Oración: Father, may I not take the role of victim but of victor.
Promesa: “Despite the increase of sin, grace has far surpassed it.” —Rm 5:20
Alabanza: Tim and Bernadette attend Mass and Eucharistic Adoration together several mornings each month.
Referencia: (This teaching was submitted by a member of our editorial team.)
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