"Ang ginhiusa sang Dios"

Ebanghelyo subong nga Adlaw (Marcos 10:1-12)

Biyernes (Pebrero 28)

Dayon naghalin si Jesus sa amo nga duog, nagkadto sa kadutaan sang Judea kag nagtabok sa suba sang Jordan. Ang mga tawo nagtilipon liwat sa iya, kag suno sa iya kinabatasan, nagpanudlo sia sa ila.

May pila ka mga Fariseo nga nagpalapit sa iya, kag sa pagdakupdakop sa iya, nagpamangkot sila, “Sugiri kami, tugot bala sa aton Kasugoan nga ang isa ka tawo magbulag sa iya asawa?”

Si Jesus nagsabat paagi sa isa ka pamangkot, “Ano bala ang kasugoan nga ginhatag ni Moises sa inyo?”

Nagsabat sila, “Si Moises nagtugot nga ang bana maghimo sing papeles sa pagbulagay kag ugaling magbiya sia sa iya asawa.”

Si Jesus nagsiling sa ila, “Ginsulat ni Moises ining kasugoan para sa inyo, tungod kay matig-a gid ang inyo mga tagipusoon.

Pero sa ginsugoran, sang pagtuga sang Dios sang kalibutan, ginsiling ini, ‘Ang Dios naghimo sa ila nga lalaki kag babayi.

Kag tungod sini, ang lalaki magabiya sang iya amay kag iloy, kag magapuyo upod sa iya asawa, kag sila nga duha mangin-isa.’ Gani, indi na sila duha, kundi isa.

Gani, indi dapat bulagon sang tawo ang ginhiusa sang Dios.”

Sang pagbalik na nila sa balay, ang mga gintuton-an nagpamangkot liwat kay Jesus nahanungod sini nga butang.

Nagsiling sia sa ila, “Ang lalaki nga magbulag sa iya asawa kag magpangasawa liwat, nagapanginbabayi.

Amo man ang babayi nga magbulag sa iya bana kag magpamana liwat nagapanginlalaki.” 

Prayers:

"Lord Jesus Christ, your call to holiness extends to all in every state of life. Sanctify our lives – as married couples and as singles – that we may live as men and women who are consecrated to you. Make us leaven in a society that disdains life-long marriage fidelity, chastity, and living single for the Lord".

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Reflection of the Daily Gospel: 

What is God's intention for our state in life, whether married or single? Jesus deals with the issue of divorce by taking his hearers back to the beginning of creation and to God's plan for the human race. In Genesis 2:23-24 we see God's intention and ideal that two people who marry should become so indissolubly one that they are one flesh. That ideal is found in the unbreakable union of Adam and Eve. They were created for each other and for no one else. They are the pattern and symbol for all who were to come.

Jesus explains that Moses permitted divorce as a concession in view of a lost ideal. Jesus sets the high ideal of the married state before those who are willing to accept his commands. Jesus, likewise sets the high ideal for those who freely renounce marriage for the sake of the kingdom of heaven (Matthew 19:11-12). Both marriage and celibacy are calls from God to live a consecrated life, that is to live as married couples or as singles who belong not to themselves but to God. Our lives are not our own – they belong to God (1 Corinthians 6:19b,20; Romans 14:7-8). The Lord Jesus through the gift of the Holy Spirit gives the grace and the power to those who seek to follow his way of holiness in their state of life. His grace and power bring freedom, discipline, and strength to live a life of love, joy, and holiness. Do you seek the Lord and his grace (his strength and power) in your state of life?