+ Our gospel passage today is about being positive in every event: reacting and responding in a way that is proof that the divine life of our baptismal cleansing is truly effective in us. Those who are not connected to God's supernatural life have no way of responding in a purely positive way in every situation; but we who do possess that holiness of life can respond in such a godly way. The supernatural divine way is an ever-expanding way of love and service; it is outreaching and comprehensive; it is kind and merciful. It has Jesus as a model for us as well as source of the grace to accomplish holy things.
In the first reading today, Naboth was killed by conspiracy against him, caused by the wife of the King. This act had an evil intent and thereby could in no way be considered good. No good can come from evil intent. No divine life can grow where the ground is littered with the connivings of deeds done in selfishness and greed.
May we not be like the wife of the King today who wanted to remain in the favor of an earthly King, but rather revel in the fact that we are brothers and sisters of a heavenly king and sons and daughters of the Father of all – with his divine and supernatural life flowing through us!
You are my inheritance, O Lord.
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