As Christians, we should never forget who we are and what God has done for us. When we forget who we are, we may end up doing and
saying things which offend God and hurt others. That is why we need to
be reminded as often as possible, especially through the reading of the
scriptures, who we are and how we are supposed to live. When we read the
scriptures, or when we hear it being read, are we moved with what we
hear? Or have we begun taking the scriptures for granted; or even ignored its message and succumbed to distractions and attractions of the ways of world?
In today's reading, Ezra gathered the men, and women, and children, and read
to them from the Torah. He stood, on a
raised platform in the rebuilt Temple, and from morning until midday read the
Torah, from beginning to end. The men, women, and children listened to their story,
their family history, the laws which God had given them; and they discovered who
they were. They raised their hands in the air, and proclaimed, “Amen, Amen” and they wept for joy. Why were they so
moved? Because they understood who they
were and who God had called them to be.
What
about us? Do we really understand who we are? Have we read
the scriptures and finally understood what it means to be brothers and
sisters in Christ? May we begin to understand and appreciate the significance of who we are, who we
are called to be, and let the Lord be our help, providence and guide.
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