Saturday of the Thirty-third Week in Ordinary Time
Today’s Reflection
Gospel: Lk 20:27-40
November 19, 2022 | Saturday
Then some Sadducees arrived. These people claim that there is no resurrection, and they asked Jesus this question, “Master, in the law Moses told us, ‘If anyone dies leaving a wife but no children, his brother must take the wife, and any child born to them will be regarded as the child of the deceased.’ Now, there were seven brothers: the first married, but died without children. The second married the woman, but also died childless. And then the third married her, and in this same way all seven died, leaving no children. Last of all the woman died. On the day of the resurrection, to which of them will the woman be a wife? For all seven had her as a wife.” And Jesus replied, “Taking a husband or a wife is proper to people of this world, but for those who are considered worthy of the world to come, and of resurrection from the dead, there is no more marriage. Besides, they cannot die, for they are like the angels. They are sons and daughters of God, because they are born of the resurrection. Yes, the dead will be raised, as Moses revealed at the burning bush, when he called the Lord the God of Abraham and the God of Isaac and the God of Jacob. For God is God of the living, and not of the dead, for to him everyone is alive.” Some teachers of the law then agreed with Jesus, “Master, you have spoken well.” They didn’t dare ask him anything else.
Today’s Reflection:
Life in this world is not easy as we all know it. That is one reason why we look forward to a life in the next. We believe that after the struggles that we have to go through in this life we will be rewarded with a life with the God of the living. We are not like the Sadducees in the gospel who do not believe in the resurrection and life-after.
As we go through life, we strive for success, security and stable relationship. These are important things to a meaningful life here on earth. However, our desire and pursuit of these things can lead us astray. We might forget they are, in the end, flitting things. The message is ultimately they do not have meaning anymore in heaven. So, if we want to pursue success; let us aim at success in the eyes of God. If we want to have a secured life; let us find it in God. If we want to build a strong relationship; let it be with God. /Vulnerasti, 2022
