July 17, Monday of the 15th week in Ordinary Time
Daily Readings: Exodus 1:8-14,22, Ps 124: 1b-3, 4-6, 7-8, Gospel: Mathew: 5:38-42
There’s a famous saying that those who do not remember history are condemned to repeat it. That’s a shorthand way of saying that those who do not learn from the past mistakes will make them again and again. But there is another danger is failing to remember history: we forget to be grateful for the good that has happened and those who have helped us. A new king came to Egypt who did not remember that Joseph had saved the nation during a great famine. Instead of being grateful, he treated Joseph’s descendants as enemies, making them slaves.
We too often forget our personal history and our faith history. We do not recall the struggles of the past so we either treat today’s problems as a sign of doom or take today’s peace for granted. We forget that we stand on others’ shoulders and that some have been cast aside to allow us to get where we are today. This day, let us look to our past with gratitude so that we can shape our future with hope, living according to God’s plan.
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