READINGS:
1 R : Jm 4 :13 - 17.
Ps 48 : 2 - 3, 6 - 7, 8 - 10, 11.
Gos : MK 9 : 38 - 40.
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FOR, ONE WHO IS NOT AGAINST US IS FOR US '
CAN THIS VERSE BE USED IN OUR EFFORT TO BROAD BASE OUR SERVICE ; ESPECIALLY HUMANITARIAN WORKS AND WORKS RELATED TO THE BASIC NEEDS ?
I THINK THE UNIVERSAL AND THE LOCAL CHURCH TAKES THE ABOVE PRINCIPLE AS A GUIDING PRINCIPLE IN HER EFFORT TO ALLEVIATE HUMAN SUFFERING.
INDIVIDUALLY ALSO I SHOULD TAKE THE ABOVE VERSE AS THE GUIDING PRINCIPLE IN MY WORK PLACE, FIELD OF ACTIVITY AND IN SOCIAL INTERACTIONS.
IN THE FIRST READING JAMES REMINDS US NOT TO HAVE WISHFUL PLANS. FIRST ASCERTAIN THAT YOU ARE " ALIVE "
THAT'S WHY THE PHRASE, IF THE LORD WILLS..
THOSE WHO ARE IN GULF OR ARE GULF RETURNEES ARE AWARE OF THE IDEA AND IN ARABIC THEY NORMALLY SAY, INSHA ALLAH.
READ THE PSALM ALSO; SPECIALLY VERSES,LIKE ------- NO ONE CAN PAY ONE'S OWN RANSOM; YOU CANT PAY THE PRICE FOR YOUR LIFE AND GRAVE IS THE HOME FOR BOTH THE WISE AND THE FOOL.
LEARN SOME WISDOM YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAR !
