Breaking the Word – Page 1737 – Rev. Fr. Victor Antonyraj SDB

12.01.2010 BE SILENT AND COME OUT

Posted under Reflections on January 11th, 2010 by

"Quiet! Come out of him!" Mark 1,25

The fight between the good and the evil continues.

This fight started at the creation, ' I will put enmity between you … Gen 1,15.,

continues and will continue till the end.

The evil always try to strike at the good

but good can never be overcome by evil.

That is why St.Paul says "Overcome evil by doing good" Rom 12,21

In the present story the fight is between Jesus the good, and the demon

which possessed a man.

Evil always tries to possess man and the nature and wants to take control of nature.

Evil wants to be the master of all.

But the good tries to redeem the man and th nature from the control of evil.

When the good commands the evil, the evil shows it power

by convulsing him or challenging the good (Have you come to destroy us?)

Jesus silences the evil and commands the evil to get out of man.

This authority to silence and command evil is in good.

Only good can do it.

Do I possess or am I in the possession of GOOD (in God's power)

that I have the authority to silence and command evil.

Whenever I remove or destroy a particular evil

I am in authority.

Many do compromise good with evil.

We make the impossible possible

we make the good and evil co-exist

at least externally…

Let us be good and be possessed by good

so that we can overcome evil by being/doing good or on the side of GOOD

11.01.2010 THEY LEFT THEIR NETS

Posted under Reflections on January 10th, 2010 by

Then they abandoned their nets and followed him. (Mk 1,18)

…they left their father Zebedee in the boat along with

the hired men and followed him.(Mk 1,20)

Every following demands a leaving.

Leaving of someone/something.

If one wants to follow a successful life

then he/she leaves behind the ways that lead to failure

If one wants a particular purposeful life

then he/she leaves the present life

If one wants a new life in Christ (Like PAUL)

Then he leaves the old life of Adam.

We can go on saying the same.

In the present story Peter, Andrew, James, and John

leave behind the nets and their father.

Peter and Andrew were casting their nets in the sea for a catch.

While they were in their job – as they were doing their job

they leave and follow. Not after much reflection

and prayer and consultation and discernment.

They hear the call and they go at once.

So also James and John,they were mending their nets

may be after a catch or getting ready for a catch

and when called they leave behind and follow.

In as much as follwoing is important

so also leaving something behind is important

Many a times we like to keep something with us ( for security)

and try to follow also the invitation.

Following demands ( it seems so) a total leaving behind of

things and persons.

It is also following a person (JESUS) not an ideology

or a principle or a dogma.

Following a person seems to be easy.

But leaving behind !!!

We like to walk forward (follow),but looking behind

and not leaving behind.

LEAVE YOUR NETS THAT ENTANGLE YOU

NETS THAT NAIL YOU TO A PLACE

NETS THAT HOLD YOU WITH SOME ONE

YES LEAVE THE NETS BEHIND AND

WALK FREE TO FOLLOW