"Rejoice and leap for joy "

                                                                                        Luke 6:20-26

Raising his eyes toward his disciples Jesus said: “Blessed are you who are poor, for the kingdom of God is yours.

Blessed are you who are now hungry, for you will be satisfied. 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.

Rejoice and leap for joy on that day! Behold, your reward will be great in heaven. For their ancestors treated the prophets in the same way.

But woe to you who are rich, for you have received your consolation.

But woe to you who are filled now, for you will be hungry. Woe to you who laugh now, for you will grieve and weep.

Woe to you when all speak well of you, for their ancestors treated the false prophets in this way.”

 Reflection

     "Rejoice and leap for joy"

     Our Gospel exposition for today is all the about the blessedness or Beatitudes. It is very clear that Jesus gives us the picture of how should we treat and how should we deal with life's circumstances. We forgot a lot of things that God had bestowed on us because we are so accustomed with the mundane demands and wants.

   Our Gospel for today invites to be grateful in our low moments for in this way we can see the blessedness. Despite of the temptation that we are invited to be great and have powers yet our Lord invites us to care for humility and be a man for others. In everything we do there are positive and negative things implied, but, if we accept them into our life and ponder to them we can be assured that later on we will  "Rejoice and leap for joy" for its fruits and rewards. Though we cannot feel directly the persecution of others we are persecuted somehow in words and actions of others. Bullying can be a good example. But, how you respond to this? Not to be a sarcastic one but, respond with humility in expressing your hurts and let others know that you are hurt. And truly they will learn something from you.

    

   Though you have something in life, do not be proud for sooner or later all these things will be gone. Do not speak too much evil for they can harm others and worst it can personally harm you as a person. Be gentle and be kind.

   Rejoice and leap for joy for the reward of the Heavenly Father is greater than the earthly rewards. Be contended for what you have today and feel blessed then you will be happy.