By Charles Muchiri
Today’s Mass
Readings
Tuesday of
the Fourteen Week in Ordinary Time
First
Reading: Hosea 8: 4–7, 11-13
Responsorial
Psalm: Psalms 115: 3–4, 5–6, 7ab–8, 9-10
Gospel:
Matthew 9: 32 -38
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| Idol worship |
In today’s
society, we do not need to look for artisans to calve idol gods for worshiping.
We already have so many idol gods with us!
Think
about it; our careers and jobs can be our very own idol gods – if we work only
to gain self gratification, other than use our work, to glorify our heavenly God.
Our immediate
family can be our idol gods; if we entirely take them as our only solace and
hope, without recognizing that they are our gifts from our Heavenly God.
Our
hobbies, our favourite sports, all these can be our idol gods; if we are only but exclusively,
fanatically devoted to them, without setting time aside for other aspects
of our lives, and most importantly, setting time aside to build our
relationship with God.
The high
end technology; smart phones; ipods; ipads, name them, they are good if only
used right; but they can also distract us from our time with God; if we end up being too zealously attached to them at the expense of living our wholesome lives.
In today’s
first reading; Prophet Hosea is bemoaning the presence of idol worship in his times; If only this Prophet of the old was living in today’s society, he’d
certainly be warning us of other forms of idol worshiping other than simple
carvings.
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