Short Reflection for the Feast of Sto. Nino (Feast in the Philippines)
Readings: Isaiah 9: 1-6; Ephesians 1: 3-6; Mark 10: 13-16
Selected Passage: “Let the children come to me, do not hinder them; for to such belong the kingdom of God. Truly, I said to you, whoever does not receive the kingdom of God like a child shall not enter it.” (Mark 10: 13-14)
Reflection: The call of the gospel today is to accept the kingdom of God with child-like spirit. To them, belongs the Kingdom. The characteristics of being child-like are the following: TRUST, NO MALICE, and NO SELF-INTEREST. We believe in Jesus with child-like TRUST. And the Feast of Sto. Nino invites us to this child-like attitude in our following of Jesus. Cf. www.badaliyya.blogspot.com
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…
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