Reading the Liturgy Monday, February 13, 2017
First Reading Genesis 4: 1-15.25
Adam knew Eve, his wife. So the woman conceived and bore Cain; and Eve said, "I've got a boy with the help of God." And she again bare his brother Abel. Abel became a shepherd of sheep, while Cain became a farmer.
After some time, then Cain brought of the fruit of the ground an offering to the Lord. Abel also offered sacrifices of the firstborn of his flock and of the fat. Then the Lord had regard for Abel and his offering the sacrifice. But Cain and his offering the sacrifice was ignored him. And Cain was very wroth, and his countenance fell.
Word of the Lord said to Cain, "Why are you angry and angry?
Cuisine not your countenance be lifted up, if you do well? But if thou doest not well, sin lieth at the door. Dosa it desires to have you, but you must master it. "
One day Cain said to Abel, his brother,
"Let us go out to the field." When they were in the field, suddenly Cain rose up against Abel his brother, and slew him. Word of the Lord said to Cain,
"Where is Abel your brother?" Cain replied, "I do not know! Am I my brother's keeper?" The word of God also, "What have you done this?
Brother's blood shouted to me from the ground. So now you are cursed from the ground, which has opened its mouth
to receive your brother's blood from your hand.
When you till the ground, the land will not yield entirely to you. You will be a fugitive and a wanderer on the earth. "Cain Barkatalah to the Lord," My punishment is greater than it can bear. You banish me now from this land, and I will be hidden from your presence, a fugitive and a wanderer on the earth. Whoever finds me will kill me. "The Word of the Lord to him," Certainly not! Whoever kills Cain, he will be rewarded seven times over. "Then the Lord put a mark on Cain, lest he be killed by anyone who met him. Adam knew well his wife. Then the woman gave birth to a son. She named him Seth, for he said, "God has given me another child instead of Abel; because Cain killed him. "
Thus saith the Lord.
Psalm Ps 50: 1.8.16bc-17.20-21
Sacrifice of thanksgiving to God as a sacrifice.
* Almighty, the Lord God, spake and summoned the earth, from east to west. Not because the sacrifice you Kuhukum, for burnt offerings always there before me.
* Do that to investigate my statutes, and mention my covenant with your mouth, but you are who hates reproof
and the exclusion of my word?
* You sit and speak ill of your brother, you malign your real brother. That's what you do! What I will not say anything? Do you think I am equal to you? I'm suing you and want to litigate with you.
Gospel reading Mark 8: 11-13
On one occasion the Pharisees came and began to argue with Jesus. To test him, seeking from him a sign from heaven. Sighing then Jesus in my heart and said, "Why does this generation look for a sign? I tell you, Indeed, to this generation never will be marked." Then he left them.
He climbed into the boat and went to the other side.
Thus the Gospel of the Lord.
Devotional.
First human presence of Jesus amid inevitable amid the elite of challenges and trials. Pharisees are those who often become bullies, once gus feel disturbed by the presence of Jesus. To them Jesus was a big question mark, whether he is God incarnate? Doubts hearts urge them to Jesus gave one sign. But for Jesus and believe in Him should not be indicated by signs, but it is enough to believe in his word and work. Jesus made it clear that he will not give an outward sign of God because He has presented generous as signs. Provide or fulfill everything that was asked by the Pharisees would be very easy to ridicule his presence.
In our everyday life, there are situations that make us act to be like the Pharisees. Illness and life laden with problems in turns encourages us to ask where is God. We ask God to keep us from disease and to address the issue of our lives resolved easily. But it often does not happen because the Lord acted according to what He wills. Today's Gospel tells us to have true faith will be everything that happens in our lives is the operation of the Divine. There are so many signs of God in our lives, but why we are asking for a bigger sign from the signs we have received it. Let us enlarge our faith with increasingly realize that our life is a sign of God pernyelenggaraan.
Prayer.
O Jesus, have mercy on us because often we also become like the Pharisees because our prayers are not answered. Amen.
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