Fig Tree in the Summer season and my Life

Gospel Thoughts

*Ordinary Season 34th Week - Friday*

*GOSPEL -  Lk 21:29-33*

*First Reading - Dn 7:2-14*

*Fig Tree in the Summer season and my Life*

*1) Symbolic Meaning of Summer Season*

Nature’s summer is a season of growth and production in the plant life cycle. 

Flowers and fruits bring fragrance, beauty, and delicious sweetness.

It is a time of warmth, extended light, slowing down, taking a break from our usual schedules, and refreshment in our everyday lives. 

We can enjoy the outdoors more comfortably without much difficulties. 

*2) New Life in Summer Season*

As we read in the Gospel, when the summer is near, the buds of the fig tree burst open and there comes the new life 

As the summer grows the life becomes powerful and the entire nature becomes beautiful and it attracts everyone 

So the summer season becomes a symbol of new life, new beginning, new way of thinking, new venture etc. 

*3) Summer Season in our Spiritual Life*

We are almost in the last days of the liturgical year. Sunday we begin the season of Advent. 

This season of Advent should become a season of Summer in our Spiritual life 

It means the season of Advent, a season of having new buds in our spiritual life 

 Like that of fig tree, all of us should bring new buds in our Spiritual life

So that these buds may grow and fill with full life, in order to produce much fruit. 

*4) The various buds we should allow to burst open in our life*

The buds of forgiveness

The buds of love 

The buds of service 

The buds of sharing 

The buds of sacrifice

The buds of humility

The buds of sincerity

The buds of peace 

The buds of smile 

The buds of hard work 

The buds of commitment

The buds of discipline 

The buds of prayer 

The buds of knowledge

The buds of helping someone

The buds of open mindedness

The buds of mutual respect

*5) How is the Fig tree of my life!*

There is no doubt that the summer is near. In this context how is the fig tree of my life?

Is it ready to burst open its buds? 

Is it showing any signs of new spiritlal  life, new vigour for commitment, new way of life for service, new fruits of humility, new fragrance of love and forgiveness? 

Has it lost its life because of the Winter season? 

Is the fig tree of my life is looking ahead with hope or despair??

*Think about it*

*God bless you and your family. Praying for you and your dear ones*

*Fr Maxim Dsouza*

*Jeppu Seminary*

*Mangalore*