What can I do with you Ephraim and Judha? Today God asks me : What can I do with You?

Gospel Thoughts

*Lenten Season : C Cycle : 3rd Week - Saturday*

*GOSPEL - Lk 18:9-14*

*FIRST READING Hos 6:1-6*

*What can I do with you Ephraim and Judha?*

*Today God asks me : What can I do with You?*

*1) What can I do with Ephraim?*

The tone of the Question tells us that, God is not happy with Ephraim

It is not that God does not know what to do with Ephraim, but because of the failure from the part of Ephraim, God is asking this question. 

The deeper meaning could be *what else I can do to save you?* This is what meant in this particular question. 

*2) Why This question is asked to Ephraim?* 

The first reading says that the piety or Love is like a morning Cloud or like a dew

*The speciality of Morning Cloud*

Morning cloud is found only in the Morning 

It disappears within no time. 

Nothing happens with morning cloud. It can't bring rain

Morning cloud fails to bring any change

*The speciality of Morning Dew*  

Once again only in the morning this dew is found 

It disappears when the Sun comes up 

Its effect is very short

Sometimes morning dew becomes a problem than any help 

So the love of Ephraim is like a morning cloud and morning dew, which has only temporary effect, which can bring no change 

*3) Morning Clouds, Morning Dew and my Life*

This concept has direct reference to my life. 

Let's see the various things which I practice in my day today life fall under the above category?

Is my generosity like morning cloud and dew? 

Whether the various values Fall under the category of morning cloud or morning Dew? 

*What about the following values?*

The value of truth 

The value of love 

The value of devotion

The value of humility

The value of sincerity

The value of sharing 

The value of sacrifice 

The value of faithfulness

The value of smile 

All these above values in my life, follow the logic of Morning clouds or dew? 

*4) The Rain and the coming of Dawn*

When rain comes it wets the ground and produceses the fruit. 

Rain does not go away with out producing some effect or the other

*Coming up dawn and the Sun* is once again a practical reality which we experience. 

This is never ending reality. Its a continues process 

So Our love should belong to the family of Sun, and Rain water 

*5) What About my life?*

Which concept do I use regularly or to which area  my life is inclined more??

Rain water concept

Sun and its powerful light 

Morning Clouds 

Morning Dew

Where do I belong? 

Where do my love and piety belong? 

*Finally God askes me : What can I do with You?*

*Think about it*

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

*Fr Maxim Dsouza*

*Jeppu Seminary*

*Mangalore*