{"id":2591,"date":"2022-01-22T11:55:39","date_gmt":"2022-01-22T10:55:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jp2doc.pl\/en\/?p=2591"},"modified":"2022-01-22T12:13:02","modified_gmt":"2022-01-22T11:13:02","slug":"the-precepts-of-the-lord-are-right-rejoicing-the-heart","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jp2doc.pl\/en\/2022\/01\/22\/the-precepts-of-the-lord-are-right-rejoicing-the-heart\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cThe precepts of the Lord are right, rejoicing the heart\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

What do we feel when we encounter the word of God? What do we do? Whether at Mass, in private prayer, or in a public place, what is our experience of Scripture? If the answer is \u201cWell, I haven\u2019t really thought about it,\u201d or \u201cNothing, really,\u201d then perhaps we should ask ourselves why that is. If the response is \u201cdiscouragement\u201d or \u201csorrow,\u201d then there may be other problems. This Sunday\u2019s readings teach us two responses we should have to hearing the Scriptures: joy<\/em> and action<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the Sunday readings, we see several ways in which God\u2019s word profoundly touches those who hear it. In the first reading, we find that the people who listen to Ezra reading the Law weep at what they hear. They learn about the commandments of God and realize that they have not been following them, leading them to sorrow. This response is good. It shows that the listeners are internalizing the message they hear and acknowledging that it is personal and authoritative\u2014not simply a nice old story about God talking to other people. They recognize that God\u2019s message is for them and they see the inadequacy of their own choices in light of this divine word.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Their response is imperfect, however. Ezra teaches them that the correct way to respond is with joy<\/em>: \u201cGo your way, eat the fat and drink sweet wine and send portions to him for whom nothing is prepared; for this day is holy to our Lord; and do not be grieved, for the joy of the Lord is your strength\u201d (Nehemiah 8:10). Rather than bemoaning their ignorance of the Law, they should rejoice that they now know God\u2019s will for them. God\u2019s commandments are not burdensome. Rather, as the responsorial psalm tells us, the law of the Lord revives the soul, makes wise the simple, and rejoices the heart (Ps. 19:7-8). Knowing that God loves us and desires to be near to us, guiding us with His commandments, is a cause for joy, not for sorrow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the beginning of the gospel, we see St. Luke act<\/em> in response to the word of God. Having heard the good news from \u201ceyewitnesses and ministers of the word\u201d (Lk. 1:2), Luke decides to \u201cwrite an orderly account\u201d (v. 3) so that others might \u201cknow the truth\u201d (v. 4) and so come to embrace the salvation offered them by Jesus Christ.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We also hear about Jesus\u2019 proclamation of the word in the synagogue at Nazareth, where He announces that the year of the Lord\u2019s favour has come upon them. The people\u2019s response is not included in this Sunday\u2019s gospel, though we perhaps know the story. They at first \u201cspoke well of him, and wondered at the gracious words which proceeded out of his mouth\u201d (Lk. 4: 22), but then became angry when Jesus tells them He will not work miracles among them due to their lack of faith. We will not hear the response of the people at this Sunday\u2019s Mass. But let this be an invitation to make our own response. How will we react to hearing the word of God? With words of empty praise as the people did? With disinterest and distraction? With sorrow and disappointment? Let us instead welcome it with joy and resolve to take action, sharing the good news through the witness of our lives and our own \u201cgracious words.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Andrew Sheedy \u2013 St. Joseph Seminary, Edmonton, Alberta<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fot. Rod Long\/Unsplash.com<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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