31st Sunday (B)

Short Reflection for the 31^st Sunday of the Ordinary Time (B)

Readings: Deuteronomy 6:2-6 Hebrews 7:23-28 Mark 12:28-34

Gospel Passage: “The scribe said to him, "Well said, teacher. You are right in saying, 'He is One and there is no other than he.' And 'to love him with all your heart, with all your understanding, with all your strength, and to love your neighbor as yourself' is worth more than all burnt offerings and sacrifices." (Mk. 12: 32-33)

Meditation:  Take heed, loving God and neighbor NOT simply in words but in DEEDS is worth more than all burnt offerings and sacrifices.  The real measure of our love is in our deeds… our walking the extra mile… the giving of our ‘substance’ to those in need.

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DHIKR SIMPLE METHOD...

Dhikr is an Arabic word for remembrance. In the “tariqa” (the way) movement, dhikr developed into a form of prayer… It is a prayer of the heart… following three simple steps:

1. Write in one’s heart a certain passage of the Holy Writ…

2. Make the same passage ever present in one’s lips. 

3. Then wait for God’s disclosure on the meaning of the passage…that interprets one’s life NOW…!

It takes a week of remembering (dhikr)…or even more days to relish the beauty of this method…