First Reading
Micah 5:1-4a
Second Reading
Hebrews 10:5-10
Gospel
Luke 1:39-45
THEME: WHO SHALL BE OUR NEW
BETHLEHEM?
A story was told of a community
that wanted to go for war against another community. The king was asking of young
men who can go for war. Many young men willingly submitted to go to the war.
People were coming out and they were being clapped for. When one young man
stood up to join, the scenario changed from clapping to laughing. Why was it
so? Because the boy that stood up was not fit for the war. He was rejected by
the people because they knew he was not strong and had no quality of a strong
man. Out of anger he told the King, in one week time, I will like to wrestle
with the strongest man of the community, if he wins me, banish me from this
kingdom, but if I win him, I will follow them to war, and the king accepted.
When he went home, he noticed the gravity of what he said and started strong
training and practices. He called all his friends and they helped him in any
form they could to make him strong for the wrestling. When the appointed day
came, all came out to see how he will be disgraced and at last, banished from
the kingdom. The wrestling started and the story changed from what the people
expected to another thing. After a long struggle, he defeated the strongest man
of the community and that gave him firm in the community and he joined his
fellow men to prepare for the community war. Why the story? Continue Reading............................