{"id":26400,"date":"2025-10-25T15:41:15","date_gmt":"2025-10-25T22:41:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/salesianbulletin.org\/?p=26400"},"modified":"2025-10-31T15:00:25","modified_gmt":"2025-10-31T22:00:25","slug":"serve-the-lord-willingly-servir-al-senor-de-buena-gana","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/salesianbulletin.org\/es\/2025\/10\/25\/serve-the-lord-willingly-servir-al-senor-de-buena-gana\/","title":{"rendered":"Serve the Lord Willingly \/ Servir al Se\u00f1or de buena gana"},"content":{"rendered":"

Por Fr. Ed Liptak, SDB<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The ancient Wisdom of Sirach upholds how fair God\u2019s relationship is with humankind.\u00a0\u201cThe LORD is a God of justice,who knows no favorites.\u201d\u00a0<\/em>The poor and lowly who have room for God in their lives and who turn to Him in distress hope simply to be heard, for indeed, \u00a0\u201cThe\u00a0<\/strong>Lord hears the cry of the poor\u201d(Ps 34:7a).\u00a0<\/em>Sirach goes on to describe why this is only fair, and that God is\u00a0\u201cnot unduly partial toward the weak.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

So, typically in Sirach\u2019s times widows and orphans were\u00a0oppressed,<\/em>\u00a0defenseless, discriminated upon and belittled.\u00a0<\/em>Yet, poor and weak desperately but willingly they turn to God. Their prayer\u00a0\u201creaches the heavens, pierces the clouds, does not rest till the Most High responds.<\/em>\u201d Trust the Lord, Shiraz insists, for God is a just judge, and justice will be yours. In truly Christian relationships we are called upon to remove any unfairness from our dealings, especially with the poor and weak.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

St. Paul, exalted in the heavens, was now in chains facing death as he wrote to his beloved Timothy. Aware of his reduced state, Paul saw himself as a sacrifice being offered to God. He was comforted to be approaching the finish line and knew that a crown of victory awaited him for all he had done in the Name of Jesus. If faithful, Timothy and his flock would share the same consolation\u00a0\u00a0 Aware of our lowliness each of us too can\u00a0say as did poor Paul, abandoned and deserted, \u201cI\u00a0have finished the race; I have kept the faith. From now on the crown of righteousness awaits me, which the Lord, the just judge will award to me.\u201d\u00a0<\/em>\u00a0We join Paul, no matter our troubles, in fighting the good fight and running a good and victorious race.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

St. Luke has\u00a0served us well by recalling a parable Jesus used to help us defeat self-admiration, too common a human trait. What was a key to receive God\u2019s approval and help? Well, there was a showoff Pharisee very observant of the Law but sadly, very proud of it. He stood\u00a0praising himself before the Lord.\u00a0Instead, a tax collector humbly confessed his lowliness. Who won the\u00a0approval of Jesus and found the key to heaven?\u00a0\u201cWhoever exalts himself will be humbled; the one who humbles himself will be exalted.”<\/em>\u00a0Humbly aware of failings, implore God\u2019s mercy.\u00a0He heard you!<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Servir al Se\u00f1or de buena gana<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

La antigua Sabidur\u00eda del libro eclesi\u00e1stico\u00a0sostiene cu\u00e1n justa es la relaci\u00f3n de Dios con la humanidad.\u00a0“El Se\u00f1or es un Dios de justicia, que no conoce favoritos”.\u00a0Los pobres y humildes que tienen espacio para Dios en sus vidas y que se dirigen a \u00c9l en la angustia esperan simplemente ser escuchados,\u00a0porque,\u00a0de hecho,\u00a0“el\u00a0Se\u00f1or escucha el clamor de los pobres”\u00a0(Sal\u00a034:7a).\u00a0Eclesi\u00e1tico\u00a0contin\u00faa describiendo por qu\u00e9 esto es justo, y que Dios\u00a0“no es excesivamente parcial hacia los d\u00e9biles”.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Por lo tanto, t\u00edpicamente en los tiempos de\u00a0Eclesi\u00e1tico, las viudas y los hu\u00e9rfanos eran\u00a0oprimidos,\u00a0indefensos, discriminados y menospreciados.\u00a0Sin embargo, pobres y d\u00e9biles se vuelven a Dios desesperada pero voluntariamente. Su oraci\u00f3n\u00a0“llega a los cielos, atraviesa las nubes, no descansa hasta que el Alt\u00edsimo responda.\u00a0\u00a0Eclesi\u00e1tico\u00a0aconseja\u00a0confiar\u00a0en\u00a0Dios,\u00a0quienjuzga\u00a0justamente\u00a0y\u00a0les\u00a0dar\u00e1\u00a0justicia.\u00a0En las relaciones verdaderamente cristianas estamos llamados a eliminar cualquier injusticia de nuestro trato, especialmente con los pobres y d\u00e9biles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

San Pablo, exaltado en los cielos, estaba ahora encadenado enfrentando la muerte mientras escrib\u00eda a su amado Timoteo. Consciente de su estado reducido, Pablo se vio a s\u00ed mismo como un sacrificio ofrecido a Dios. Se sinti\u00f3 reconfortado de acercarse a la l\u00ednea de meta y sab\u00eda que le esperaba una corona de victoria por todo lo que hab\u00eda hecho en el Nombre de Jes\u00fas. Si fueran fieles, Timoteo y su reba\u00f1o compartir\u00edan el mismo consuelo.\u00a0Conscientes de nuestra humildad, cada uno de nosotros tambi\u00e9n puede decir, como lo hizo el pobre Pablo, abandonado y desierto: “He terminado la carrera; He guardado la fe. De ahora en adelante me espera la corona de justicia, que el Se\u00f1or, el juez justo, me conceder\u00e1”.\u00a0Nos unimos a Pablo, sin importar nuestros problemas, para pelear la buena batalla y correr una carrera buena y victoriosa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

San Lucas nos ha servido bien al recordar una par\u00e1bola que Jes\u00fas us\u00f3 para ayudarnos a vencer la auto admiraci\u00f3n, un rasgo humano demasiado com\u00fan. \u00bfCu\u00e1l fue la clave para recibir la aprobaci\u00f3n y la ayuda de Dios? Bueno, hab\u00eda un fariseo fanfarr\u00f3n muy observante de la Ley pero, lamentablemente, muy orgulloso de ella. Se puso de pie alab\u00e1ndose a s\u00ed mismo ante el Se\u00f1or. En cambio, un recaudador de impuestos confes\u00f3 humildemente su humildad. \u00bfQui\u00e9n gan\u00f3 la aprobaci\u00f3n de Jes\u00fas y encontr\u00f3 la llave del cielo? “El que se enaltece ser\u00e1 humillado; el que se humilla ser\u00e1 exaltado”. Humildemente conscientes de nuestrasfallas, imploremos la misericordia de Dios. \u00a1\u00c9l escucha!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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By Fr. Ed Liptak, SDB The ancient Wisdom of Sirach upholds how fair God\u2019s relationship is with humankind.\u00a0\u201cThe LORD is a God of justice,who knows no favorites.\u201d\u00a0The poor and lowly who have room for God in their lives and who turn to Him in distress hope simply to be heard, for indeed, \u00a0\u201cThe\u00a0Lord hears the cry of the poor\u201d(Ps 34:7a).\u00a0Sirach goes on to describe why … Continuar leyendo Serve the Lord Willingly \/ Servir al Se\u00f1or de buena gana<\/span><\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"author":10336596,"featured_media":12531,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_coblocks_attr":"","_coblocks_dimensions":"","_coblocks_responsive_height":"","_coblocks_accordion_ie_support":"","_crdt_document":"","advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":true,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[777629889,2343517,20310044],"tags":[35890],"class_list":["post-26400","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-fr-ed-liptak","category-gospel-reflection","category-province-news","tag-featured"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/salesianbulletin.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/intouch-scripture-graphic-feature.jpg?fit=1600%2C510&ssl=1","jetpack_likes_enabled":false,"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p59ePG-6RO","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/salesianbulletin.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26400","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/salesianbulletin.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/salesianbulletin.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/salesianbulletin.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10336596"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/salesianbulletin.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=26400"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/salesianbulletin.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26400\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":26417,"href":"https:\/\/salesianbulletin.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26400\/revisions\/26417"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/salesianbulletin.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/12531"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/salesianbulletin.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=26400"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/salesianbulletin.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=26400"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/salesianbulletin.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=26400"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}