First Reading Genesis 1: 20-2: 4a
When creating the universe, God said, "Let the water swarmed with living creatures, and let birds fly above the earth across the horizon." So God created the sea creatures great and all kinds of living creature that moves, which swarm in the water, and all kinds of winged birds. God saw that it was good. And God bless all of it, his words,
"Be fruitful and multiply and fill the sea, and let birds multiply on the earth." And there was evening and morning: the fifth day. Speak, God, "Let the earth put forth living creatures after their kind, cattle, and creeping thing, and all kinds of wild animals." It was so. God made the wild animals, all kinds of animals and all kinds of creeping things of the earth.
God saw that it was good. Speak, God, "Let us make man in our image, in our likeness, and let them rule over the fish of the sea and the birds of the air, over the livestock, over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creeps on the earth."
So God created man in his own image; in the image of God he created him; male and female he created them.
God blessed them, and God said to them, "Be fruitful and increase in number; fill the earth and subdue it; have dominion over the fish of the sea, the birds of the air, and over every living thing that moves on the earth." Speak, God, "Behold, I have given you every herb that yields seed the whole earth and every tree that has fruit with seed. That would be food. Medium to all the beasts of the earth and birds of the air
and everything that creeps on the earth, animate, I have given every green plant for food. "And it was so. And God saw everything that made him that it was very good. So was evening and morning: the sixth day. Thus the heavens and earth
and all its contents. On the seventh day God had finished the work that made him that. He then stopped on the seventh day from all his work which he had done it. And God blessed the seventh day and made it holy because on it he rested from all his work which he had done it. Thus the history of the heavens and the earth when they were created. Thus saith the Lord.
Psalm Ps 8: 4-5.6-7.8-9
O Lord, our Lord, how noble is your name in all the earth.
* When I consider thy heavens, the work of thy fingers, the moon and the stars, which Kaupasang: What is man, that thou art mindful of him? The son of man that You visit him?
* Kauciptakan him almost equal to God, Kaumemahkotai with glory and splendor. You gave him power over the works of your hands; everything has Kautundukkan under his feet.
* Sheep, cattle and all cattle, wild animals and wildlife;
birds in the sky and the fish in the sea, and all that cross the ocean currents.
Introduction to Gospel Psalm 119: 36a.29b
Incline my heart to thy commandments, O God, and thy law Bless me.
Gospel reading Mark 7: 1-13
One day a group of Pharisees and scribes
from Jerusalem came to Jesus. They saw some of Jesus' disciples eating with unclean hands, that is with unwashed hands.
For the Pharisees - like the other Jews - not eating without washing the hands first, because they are adhering to the tradition of the elders. And when they come from the marketplace, they do not eat unless they wash. Many other heritage again they hold, for example washing bowls, jugs and copper utensils. Because the Pharisees and scribes were
asked Jesus, "Why do thy disciples do not comply with the customs of our ancestors? Why do they eat with unwashed hands?"
Jesus answered them, "Well did Isaiah prophesy about you,
O hypocrites! For it is written: 'This people honors me with their lips, but their heart is far from me. Useless they worship me, because they teach doctrine is a human command. You ignore God's command to hold the tradition of men. "Jesus said to them," How clever you put aside the commandment of God, that ye may be able to maintain your tradition. For Moses said, 'Honor your father and mother! And: 'Whoever insults his father or mother shall die.'
But you say: If a man say to father or mother:
'What is there to me, which can be used for pemeliharaanmu,
already used for sacrifice, is an offering to God, '
then you no longer allow him to do anything for the father or mother. Thus the word of God you nullify
for the sake of tradition that you follow it. And many other things like that that you do! "
Thus the Gospel of the Lord.
Devotional.
The life story of Job is perhaps one story in Scripture is the most fitting serve as an example, if one wants to understand the intent of Jesus in today's Gospel reading. To his hearers Jesus said: "Do not judge, lest you be judged ....." Job was a righteous and honest before God and neighbor. Therefore God gave her possessions, wealth, honor and fragrant. One, when Job was tested, those deprived of his possessions, even his son was killed. Not long after he was attacked by a disease which causes sores all over his body. Remarkably, in such circumstances is not the slightest complaint ejected from the mouth of Job other than the words "Naked came I out of my mother's womb, and naked anyway I'll be back into it, the Lord gave and the Lord took, blessed be the name of the Lord."
Job did not want to judge anyone, let alone God, for all the hardships he endured. He has experienced the goodness of God, why now he does not want to accept something bad? In his suffering, Job remained faithful to his Lord. He did not want to blame anyone on misfortune. He accepts it as a part of his life. And all that is seen by God and reckoned as righteousness. Job state is restored.
Item contemplation.
Jesus urges that everyone is not easy to say a word about the ugliness and shortcomings of others, before correcting himself. We are invited to show the face of the original self, the truth, and not easy to find fault with others.
If Jesus is the Face of Mercy of God, then we as a people who believe too are called to be a generous person like the Father in heaven (Matthew 5:38) .We understand that God's grace given to each person, one different from the others, but all of these gifts are used to build up the people of God. (Rom 12: 4-8, 1Kor12) Whatever grace that God has given us, will increasingly make us dare to manifest themselves what they are, the more confident, that we are called by God to be the bearer of joy for others.
Prayer.
Yes God is benevolent, remind us of your people is not easy to judge others in our daily lives. Amen.
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