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Day 286: The Battle to Choose God (2024)

2024/10/12
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Father Mike Schmitz
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Father Mike Schmitz: 犹大·马加比领导的战争是为了争取以色列人的信仰自由和民族独立，这是一场残酷但必要的战争，体现了为了自由而战的价值。战争的残酷性与争取信仰自由的崇高目标形成对比，引发了对战争与和平的思考。 《训诲篇》强调了与正直的人交往的重要性，以及明智地使用财富和做出正确选择的重要性。与正直的人交往能够使人获得积极的品质，而与邪恶的人交往则会带来负面影响。明智地使用财富，既要善待自己，又要慷慨地对待他人，避免贪婪和吝啬。 《箴言》强调了勤奋的重要性，以及避免懒惰和放纵的必要性。勤奋的人能够获得财富和成功，而懒惰的人则会一事无成。 《训诲篇》还强调了自由意志和选择的后果，人可以选择顺从上帝或背叛上帝，最终的结果取决于自己的选择。人应该选择善，远离恶，才能获得上帝的祝福。选择是自由的，但选择的后果需要自己承担。

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Fr. Mike walks us through the current battles of Judas Maccabeus and the Israelite people, emphasizing that while war is violent, freedom to belong to God and worship him is worth fighting for. He also discusses the importance of spending time with virtuous people to acquire their positive qualities and the need to seek good rather than evil to attain the riches of heaven. Today’s readings are from 1 Maccabees 5, Sirach 13-15, and Proverbs 22:13-16.

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