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Dandole la bienvenida y sirviendo a Dios - Meditation for Monday in Lent V

Dandole la bienvenida y sirviendo a Dios.

 Luego puso a un niño en medio de ellos, y tomándolo en sus brazos les dijo:  «El que recibe en mi nombre a un niño como éste, me recibe a mí, y el que me recibe a mí, no me recibe a mí sino al que me envió.»

Recuerdo particularmente una Iglesia en en la zona sur de Republica Dominicana donde fui designado para establecer un nuevo ministerio, como de costumbre trazamos los planes y el curso de accion para el ministerio que queriamos desarrollar en ese caso particular. Lo que no sabiamos era que Dios ya tenia su propio plan diseñado: Y estaba en ejecucion!.

Una familia habia abierto las puertas de su hogar para iniciar los estudios biblicos, asi que hicimos los arreglos e invitamos los vecinos. Llegado el dia y la hora Dios nos envio unos 10 niños. Aunque algunos se decepcionaron porque llegaron solamente niños. Lo que luego paso fue una sorpresa para todos. Una de las niñas que habia llegado estaba de cumpleaños y como buen Episcopal fue al Colmado compre sodas, galletas y dulces e invite a los ninos a orar por ella para luego compartir las galletas, los dulces y las sodas.

Era la primera vez para esa niña que celebraban un cumpleaños y ese gesto, casi inconsciente para mi, impacto de tal modo la vida de esos niños que ese mismo dia ellos mismos planificaron el estudio biblico de la semana siguiente e invitaron a los niños que celebraban su cumpleaños esa semana porque “El padre viene, ora y celebra el cumpleaños”.

Hoy en esta comunidad hay una congregacion que cuenta con su templo, vicaria y una escuela y todo comenzo cuando recibimos a Cristo y le celebramos el cumpleanos. Que Dios nos bendiga con la oportunidad de acogerle y servirle en esos pequeños que a diario pone en nuestro camino.

 Las lecturas para el sábado en V de Cuaresma son Salmo 31; Ex. 4 : 10-20 ( 21-26) 27-31; 1 Cor . 14: 1-19 ; Marcos 9 : 30-41 ; y se puede encontrar en satucket.com/lectionary/2lent5RSV.htm.

Welcoming and serving God,

He took a little child whom he placed among them. Taking the child in his arms, he said to them,  “Whoever welcomes one of these little children in my name welcomes me; and whoever welcomes me does not welcome me but the one who sent me.”

I remember in particular a church in the southern part of the Dominican Republic where I was appointed to establish a new ministry, as usual we draw the plans and course of action for the ministry we wanted to develop in that particular case. What we did not know was that God had designed his own plan: And was running!

A family had opened the doors of their home to begin Bible studies, so we made arrangements and invite the neighbors. When the day and time come, God sent us about 10 children. While some were disappointed because it came only children. What happened after was a surprise for everyone. One of the girls who had arrived celebrates that day his birthday, and as a good Episcopal that I am, I went to the Grocery Store (colmado) bought sodas and cookies, then I invite the children to pray for her and share the cookies and sodas.

It was the first time for that little girl celebrating a birthday and that gesture, almost unconscious for me, impact so the life of those children that on that same day by themselves they planned the Bible study of the following week and invited the children celebrating birthdays that week because " The father will comes, prays and celebrate the birthday".

Today this community is a congregation that has its temple, rectory and a school and all began when we received Christ and celebrate his birthday. May God bless us with the opportunity to welcome and serve Him in those little ones who daily He puts in our way.

 The readings for Saturday in Lent V are Psalm 31; Exod. 4:10-20(21-26)27-31; 1 Cor. 14:1-19; Mark 9:30-41; and can be found at satucket.com/lectionary/2lent5.htm.

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Several readers have asked for the English language version of today's meditation. It follows the Spanish language meditation. Just keep looking. It's worth the effort.

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