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Lord My Chef Daily Recipe for Soul by Fr. Nicanor F. Lalog II Wednesday, Twenty-third Week in Ordinary Time, Year II Memorial of St. Peter Claver, SJ, Priest, 09 September 2026 1 Corinthians 7:25-31 <*((((>< + ><))))*> Luke 6:20-26
The rains have not stopped, the sun remains hidden and dark clouds continue not only above us but even in our lives these days; many are so hard pressed in life - displaced from homes due to floods, some could not work and earn with barely nothing to keep them warm and fed while others are depressed, fearful, uncertain of what is next: I pray for them all, Jesus; speak to them directly like today in the gospel; let them hear, move them and stir their hearts to life and animation, to realize they are loved and cared for, to never lose hope in this life, to let go of their past sins and mistakes, to simply not worry and trust you by being grateful for your many blessings.
“Blessed are you who are poor, for the Kingdom of god is yours. Blessed are you who are now hungry, for you will be satistifed. Blessed are you who are now weeping, for you will laugh. Blessed are you when people hate you, and when they exclude and insult you, and denounce your name as evil on account of the Son of Man” (Luke 6:20-22).
You are speaking directly to each one of us, Jesus; may those going through difficulties these days hear and feel your blessings, Jesus; it is hard and so difficult to listen and accept being called blessed according to your gospel, Jesus because many of us are going through it!
May your beatitudes comfort us, dear Jesus, find consolation in you like your Jesuit Saint Peter Claver who offered his life to those enslaved in Colombia, choosing to live among those despised than among those comfortable; help me find blessedness Jesus in solidarity with those suffering, for those in the margins, for those forgotten for those suffering in silence. Amen.
