The Lord Is My Chef Daily Recipe for the Soul by Fr. Nicanor F. Lalog II Tuesday, Memorial of St. Dominic, Priest, 08 August 2023 Numbers 12:1-13 ><))))*> + ><))))*> + ><))))*> Matthew 14:22-36
Thank you very much, God our loving Father, for continuing to comfort us, especially those maligned by many with their complaints and grumblings; but, at the same time, grant us the grace too to be firm and strong that the darkest side of complaints and grumblings always come from people closest and nearest to us like Miriam and Aaron, the siblings of Moses.
Miriam and Aaron spoke against Moses on the pretext of the marriage he had contracted with a Cushite woman. They complained, “Is it through Moses alone that the Lord speaks? Does he not speak through us also?” The Lord heard this. Now, Moses himself was by far the meekest man on the face of the earth. So at once the Lord said to Moses and Aaron and Miriam, “Come out, you three, to the meeting tent.” Then the Lord came down in the column of cloud… so angry was the Lord against them that when he departed, and the cloud withdrew from the tent, there was Miriam, a snow-white leper!
Numbers 12:1-5, 9
O Lord, we mean no harm to those closest to us who complain against us, grumbling against us at our back; let us be assured always that you know this very well especially when we strive to do your will and people become jealous of us.
For our detractors, the complainers and grumblers especially when we are not around, grant them the courage to be like Simon Peter to open up with you, Lord, to come close to you even in the midst of a storm; let them feel and experience the turbulence within, the pains and hurts of doing your work.
Like St. Dominic, let us be your torch-bearer in bringing light not only to the dark corners of the world but to the darkness enveloping us within like our jealousies and insecurities, especially of those closest to us. Amen. St. Dominic de Guzman, Pray for us!
