Amos 5:14-15,21-24 - Today's reading (5 july 2006)

Am 5:14-15, 21-24

Seek good and not evil,
that you may live;
Then truly will the LORD, the God of hosts,
be with you as you claim!
Hate evil and love good,
and let justice prevail at the gate;
Then it may be that the LORD, the God of hosts,
will have pity on the remnant of Joseph.

I hate, I spurn your feasts, says the LORD,
I take no pleasure in your solemnities;
Your cereal offerings I will not accept,
nor consider your stall-fed peace offerings.
Away with your noisy songs!
I will not listen to the melodies of your harps.
But if you would offer me burnt offerings,
then let justice surge like water,
and goodness like an unfailing stream.

I find that after i started to work in the corporate\entertainment\PR company, that sometimes i tend to be conformed to the world. To do things that they might think its ok like to cover up some figures so that we would not need to pay more, to do things or act in a certian way to please people, to say things which you know is not true, to cover up your mistakes so that you dont look bad etc etc etc. I realised that by doing so i lose touch of my real self and God.
This pasage reminds the importants of living an excellence lifestyle as a catholic, we have to seek good and not evil. This would include not to participate in any activities which i know is not good and may harm my relationship with God, or change God's perspective of me from good to bad.
It also reminds me that i have to stand up and seek justice, or not whatever that i do in church would be nothing to God. Heck it might even be a sore in God's eyes.
I pray Lord that you would give me the courage to stand up for You and for justice. Help me and remind me to seek good and to be good. Amen!