Some Sadducees, those who say there is no resurrection, came to
him and asked him a question, "Teacher, Moses wrote for us that if a man´s
brother dies, leaving a wife but no children, the man shall marry the widow and
raise up children for his brother. Now there were seven brothers; the first
married, and died childless; then the second and the third married her, and so
in the same way all seven died childless. Finally the woman also died. In the
resurrection, therefore, whose wife will the woman be? For the seven had
married her." Jesus said to them, "Those who belong to this age marry
and are given in marriage; but those who are considered worthy of a place in
that age and in the resurrection from the dead neither marry nor are given in
marriage. Indeed they cannot die anymore, because they are like angels and are
children of God, being children of the resurrection. And the fact that the dead
are raised Moses himself showed, in the story about the bush, where he speaks
of the Lord as the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob. Now
he is God not of the dead, but of the living; for to him all of them are
alive." Then some of the scribes answered, "Teacher, you have spoken
well." For they no longer dared to ask him another question. (Luke 20:
27-40)
Introductory Prayer:
Lord Jesus, you are the Alpha and the Omega. You have given me life and offer
me eternal life with you. You deserve my honor, gratitude and love, and yet you
never impose yourself upon me. Thank you for respecting my freedom so that I can
offer myself to you. All that I have is yours; I return it to you.
Petition: Lord Jesus,
help me to be a child of God, a child of the resurrection.
1. Simple and Constant Conversation: Today we see some Sadducees asking Christ an important
question about heaven. Christ teaches us that once we are in heaven, things
will be considerably different than they are here on earth. This is a beautiful
example how we can converse with Christ. We simply need to ask him questions:
questions about our faith, about difficulties we may be having with certain
relationships, about career changes, etc. The answers we receive may not be what we were expecting or
hoping for, but what is important is that we engage Christ in conversation
every day and that we seek to please him in everything we do. This open, warm
contact with Our Lord is already a little taste of heaven.
2. Union with Christ:
Christ reminds us that he and the Father are the God of the living. He gave us
our life; we lost it. He became man, suffered, died and rose on the third day
that we might have a new life — a life in and with God, now and for all
eternity. Our ultimate marriage will be in heaven, as we will be one with God
as Jesus is.
3. Participation in the Life of God: When God reveals his mysteries to us, we participate in his
life. God has made us so we would pursue him, so we would listen to him, so we
would understand him, so we would crave the things of God. Is not that a
mystery unto itself? We have a God who wants to speak with us constantly about
the things of heaven! This reality, this inestimable gift, should move us to
share with others the Good News.
Conversation with Christ:
Lord Jesus, through your death and resurrection and my baptism, you have made
me a child of God. Help me to appreciate more fully this day and what it means
to be a child of God. Grant me the grace to live in accord with this gift of
gifts.
Resolution: Today I will look on all things as if God were speaking to me in every moment.
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