Our help is in the Lord alone

The Lord Is My Chef Daily Recipe for the Soul by Fr. Nicanor F. Lalog II
Wednesday in the Twenty-Ninth Week of Ordinary Time, Year I, 25 October 2023
Romans 6:12-18   ><]]]]'>  +  <'[[[[><   Luke 12:39-48

Be patient with us,
Lord Jesus Christ,
when until now we feel
so exclusive
and so different 
from the rest;
so many times
we are like Peter
in today's gospel
asking, "Lord, is this parable
meant for us or for everyone?"
(Luke 12:41)

Every time we separate
ourselves from others,
every time we put on that 
feeling of being different
from others;
whenever we find
alibis and excuses,
then we are still slaves
of sin.

Purify us, dear Jesus;
make us docile and
obedient to you our only Lord
and Master in whom we 
find true peace and freedom
from sin and weakness of flesh;
let us listen more intently
to your voice whispered in silence
so we may give our total selves
to you because our help,
our life,
our meaning
are found only in you
who made heaven and earth!
Amen.