Sixteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Wisdom 12, 13. 16 - 19
Psalm 85
Romans 8, 26 - 27
Matthew 13, 24 - 43
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Details
- The picture is quite clear : the rabbit is getting exhausted while rowing depite having the wind on his side. We can see clearly that the boat is going quite fast but the rabbit is exhausted.
- The name of the boat is "let blow"
- The wind is the Holy Spirit, the Spirit of God.
- The mast is the cross. The spirit is given to us when Jesus is on it. He's giving the spirit.
- The direction of the action is reversed. Usually, we go from left to right. Here it is the opposite direction, meaning that when we let ourselves be guided by the Holy Spirit, we're quite often going in the opposite direction of the world, its appeals, its easiness, its ideas.
- On the helm, there's a brake handle. On this picture, the rabbit is neither resisting the Holy Spirit nor God as he's not braking. The problem is he is going about it the wrong way. He's relying on himself more than on God.
Questions
- What about me, do I make projects and ask God to bless my projects (including for him) or do I start by praying and by asking him what he wants ?
- That would prevent me from rowing, even if that's not quite what I had planned for ...
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