“끝까지 견디는 이는 구원을 받을 것이다.” 박해 때가 아니지만 새겨야 할 말씀입니다. 신앙생활이 귀찮다는 이들이 늘어나고 있습니다. 믿음이 발목을 잡아 일상이 힘들다는 이들도 있습니다. 남들은 놀고 있는데 성당 가는 것이 쉽지 않다는 하소연입니다. 이해할 수 있습니다.
그런데 예수님께서는 변명하지 말라고 하십니다. “어떻게 말할까, 무엇을 말할까 걱정하지 마라.”라고 하십니다. 신앙 때문에 손해 보도록 내버려 두지 않으신다는 말씀입니다. 그러니 믿음의 길을 무겁게 생각할 이유가 없습니다. 주님께서 한 번만 봐 주셔도 ‘우리 인생’은 얼마나 달라질는지요? 결코 독선의 하느님은 아니십니다. 좋은 결론으로 이끌어 줄 분이십니다. 그러니 언제라도 조용히 주님의 길을 걸어야 합니다.
“말하는 이는 너희가 아니라 너희 안에서 말씀하시는 아버지의 영이시다.” 그분의 영은 그분의 ‘힘’입니다. 주님의 힘이 우리 안에 머물러 계시면 우리의 삶은 바뀝니다. 어떤 경우에도 ‘두려워하지 않는 삶’으로 변화됩니다.
하느님의 힘을 느끼는 것이 신앙생활의 열쇠입니다. 믿음이 힘겨운 것은 그분의 영을 깨닫지 못한 탓입니다. 걱정 속에서도 ‘걱정 없는 듯이’ 기도하면 그렇게 이루어 주십니다. 두려움 속에서도 ‘두려움 없는 듯이’ 믿으면 주님의 영께서는 당신을 드러내십니다.
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야곱은 가족들과 함께 이집트로 들어갑니다. 하느님의 섭리였습니다. 주님께서는 망설이지 말라고 하십니다. “나도 너와 함께 이집트로 내려가겠다.” 이보다 더 큰 위로의 말씀이 어디 있겠습니까? 요셉은 아버지가 오신다는 소식을 듣고 마중 나갑니다. 죽었다고 생각했던 아들을 만나니 야곱은 감격합니다(제1독서). 예수님께서는 제자들을 파견하시면서 걱정하지 말라고 하십니다. 성령께서 이끌어 주신다는 말씀입니다. 남은 일은 두려움 없이 복음을 전하는 일입니다. 제자들은 스승님의 말씀에서 용기를 얻습니다(복음).
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July 10, 2009
Gn 46:1-7, 28-30
Israel set out with all that was his. When he arrived at Beer-sheba, he offered sacrifices to the God of his father Isaac. There God, speaking to Israel in a vision by night, called, "Jacob! Jacob!" He answered, "Here I am." Then he said: "I am God, the God of your father. Do not be afraid to go down to Egypt, for there I will make you a great nation. Not only will I go down to Egypt with you; I will also bring you back here, after Joseph has closed your eyes."
So Jacob departed from Beer-sheba, and the sons of Israel put their father and their wives and children on the wagons that Pharaoh had sent for his transport. They took with them their livestock and the possessions they had acquired in the land of Canaan. Thus Jacob and all his descendants migrated to Egypt. His sons and his grandsons, his daughters and his granddaughtersB all his descendants—he took with him to Egypt.
Israel had sent Judah ahead to Joseph, so that he might meet him in Goshen. On his arrival in the region of Goshen, Joseph hitched the horses to his chariot and rode to meet his father Israel in Goshen. As soon as Joseph saw him, he flung himself on his neck and wept a long time in his arms. And Israel said to Joseph, "At last I can die, now that I have seen for myself that Joseph is still alive."
Ps 37:3-4, 18-19, 27-28, 39-40
R. (39a) The salvation of the just comes from the Lord. Trust in the LORD and do good, that you may dwell in the land and be fed in security. Take delight in the LORD, and he will grant you your heart’s requests. R. The salvation of the just comes from the Lord. The LORD watches over the lives of the wholehearted; their inheritance lasts forever. They are not put to shame in an evil time; in days of famine they have plenty. R. The salvation of the just comes from the Lord. Turn from evil and do good, that you may abide forever; For the LORD loves what is right, and forsakes not his faithful ones. R. The salvation of the just comes from the Lord. The salvation of the just is from the LORD; he is their refuge in time of distress. And the LORD helps them and delivers them; he delivers them from the wicked and saves them, because they take refuge in him. R. The salvation of the just comes from the Lord.
Mt 10:16-23
Jesus said to his Apostles: "Behold, I am sending you like sheep in the midst of wolves; so be shrewd as serpents and simple as doves. But beware of men, for they will hand you over to courts and scourge you in their synagogues, and you will be led before governors and kings for my sake as a witness before them and the pagans. When they hand you over, do not worry about how you are to speak or what you are to say. You will be given at that moment what you are to say. For it will not be you who speak but the Spirit of your Father speaking through you. Brother will hand over brother to death, and the father his child; children will rise up against parents and have them put to death.
You will be hated by all because of my name, but whoever endures to the end will be saved. When they persecute you in one town, flee to another. Amen, I say to you, you will not finish the towns of Israel before the Son of Man comes."
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