What God has joined together, man must not separate

GOSPEL THOUGHTS

*Ordinary Season: Nineteenth Week : Friday*

*Gospel : Mt 19:3-12*

*First Reading : Ez 16:1-15, 60, 63 or Ez 16:59-63*

*Responsorial Psalm : Isaiah 12:2-3, 4bcd, 5-6*

*What God has joined together, man must not separate*

*1) God who works for Unity*

One of the important aspects which we see in the Entire Bible about God would be, *the God who works for Unity*

From the book of Genesis till Revelation, we see the various efforts and plans of God to bring back the Human being to unity with the divine 

In spite of grave failures from the part of Human beings God never stopped bringing people back to the unity 

The core message of Salvation History is nothing but the Unity or joining man and Divine for the betterment of the Humankind

*2) The tendency to Separate by Human beings*

The tendency to separate, to break away, to go away, to reject is very much seen in the nature of Human being 

The first man on Earth, Adam and Woman Eve, had this strong tendency, and broke the original unity by committing the Sin 

Since then, even today the tendency separate is very much visible in every aspect  of our life 

*3) The separation in the Family*

In the Gospel of the Day Jesus highlights the aspect of separation in the family 

Family is one of the First thing, which God created in the World and brought man and woman together

The unity between Human beings and God starts from the family

This is one of the reasons why Jesus is highlighting the unity in the Family

If the unity of the family is lost or if the family is broken then there is nothing is left in ones life 

That's why Jesus is highlighing the importance of the unity of the family

*4) Sacraments are the ways of Unity*

The broken unity is continuously is united by God, through the sacraments 

The sacrament of Baptism is one of the important, sacraments which units the human being to God

This is the first step of God to unite human beings. 

So God continuously working to have unity with human being

Like wise all other sacraments, are primarily celebrated for acquiring the unity with God 

The celebration of the sacraments, shows how much God works for the unity with Human Being 

*5) Broken Unity and the Loss*

When the unity is broken, the loss is not for God, but loss for the human beings 

With broken unity, the human being suffers a lot 

When the unity is lost, everything is lost 

So maintaining unity is one of the important aspect in our life 

*6) Unifier or Divider*

God always works as unifying factor 

Devil always works as the dividing factor 

What is my role, in maintaining the unity? 

We need the grace of God to work for unity and to maintaining the unity 

How about me? Am I a unifying person or dividing person?

*Think about it*

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

*Fr Maxim DSouza*

*Jeppu Seminary*

*Mangalore*