Tuesday of the 8th Week in Ordinary Time (Year II)
1 Peter 1:10-16 | Psalm 97:1-4 | Mark 10:28-31
Free your minds, then, of encumbrances; control them, and put your trust in nothing but the grace that will be given you when Jesus Christ is revealed. Do not behave in the way that you liked to before you learnt the truth; make a habit of obedience: be holy in all you do, since it is the Holy One who has called you, and scripture says: Be holy, for I am holy. (1 Peter 1:13-16)
St. Peter’s exhortation to turn our backs on our former hedonistic selves inspired me to write this parody of an exceedingly secular song made popular by Elvis Presley:
A little less fornication, a little more Spirit please
Earthly complication ain’t satisfactioning Me
A little more like and a little less bark
A little less fight and a little more spark
Loose your toungue and open up your heart and praise and glorify Me
Praise and glorify Me
Or, in the words of St. Paul:
When I was a child, I used to talk like a child, and think like a child, and argue like a child, but now I am a man, all childish ways are put behind me. (1 Corinthians 13:11)
Lord, remind us every day that what we truly need is the one thing we often turn our backs on: Your loving guidance that is Truth in holiness. Help us see that Truth in the world around us, and help us help others find it in You. Amen.