Romans 8:1-11 / Luke 13:1-9
Whenever there is an urgent need, there will be a spike in the offering of prayers and Masses.
It may be about employment, a court case, an illness. Whatever form it takes, prayer is the avenue for consolation and hope.
Yet, after these prayer spikes, things seem to cool off almost instantly and life goes on as usual.
For those who have received God's blessings, it is presumed that there is also fervent thanksgiving.
But if fervent petitions are not followed by fervent thanksgiving, then we may be taking God's blessings for granted.
It may mean that we are only interested in the unspiritual things of achievements and satisfactions, but we forget about the spiritual things of thanksgiving and trust in the Lord.
But because the Spirit has already been given to us to help us look beyond the unspiritual, we now look to the life in the Spirit.
When we live and move in the Spirit, our lives will bear fruits of thanksgiving and holy love.