Readings and meditation on the Word of God on the Sixth Sunday in ordinary time, February 15th, 2026

Delivered by Dwi Setyo, Svara Nirmala and Stella from the Parish of Our Lady of the Assumption Mamajang in the Archdiocese of Makassar, Indonesia. Sirach 15: 15-20; Rs psalm 119: 1-2.4-5.17-18.33-34; 1 Corinthians 2: 6-10; Matthew 5: 17-37.ACCEPTING THEPOSSIBLE MYSTERY OF GOD Our meditation today is entitled: Accepting theImpossible Mystery of God. A young man and his girlfriend have only been datingfor a month. Indeed, there are many similarities in both of them that make thisrelationship full of joy. But there are also many differences between them thatoften trigger debates, prejudices, negative thoughts and anger of the one to another.They must learn to accept all these as the reality in their dynamic and mutuallove as uniuqe individuals who has just began their journey together. On one occasion, both went to attend a friend'swedding. In the holy Matrimony Mass, the priest who preached in the homily saidthat the faith that Jesus sowed and planted in his followers is something superiorto all forms of human logic. Faith is not like science and technology, thatalways seek to provide evidence to be seen, found, used and changed. All ofthat have their limits and will be out of date in due time. But faith actually teaches us about the impossible.All the goodness and righteousness of God is possible for Him alone. For humansit is impossible. Both couples, the one who was in the joyful celebration ofmarriage and the one who was still in the beginning of love relationship, mustrealize that each person is unique, with different characters, backgrounds andcircumstances to make things become impossible. True love is naturally an impossiblelove. Our human reason, logic and feelings are very clearlyimpossible to have a sufficient understanding and perspectives on the many ofGod's advice, guidance and commandments.  For example, we are asked to forgive withoutlimits, enter the narrow door in order to be saved, become salt to the world,give the left cheek a slap after the right one, love and pray for the enemies,leave everything in this world to follow Christ. All these become part of ourfaith. We understand and accept them in and with the faith that we profess. The main reason God puts the impossibility character inour faith is that our hope does not stop and we are always challenged to seekand find the answer on God’s mystery. The spirit of our faith is to attain andbecome like Jesus Christ. Jesus asks us to go further than this world'sstandards until we finally reach His standards. In essence, He is asking thatour faith and religious life go beyond the scribes and Pharisees, who hold thekeys to religious life and the teaching of the faith. Wisdom and mystery of God which is hidden and alwaysbeyond human understanding, however, we still accept and obey because of ourfaith. It is how we answer His call and the path we choose to achieveperfection. We are always advised by the scriptures to choose this path, andnot any other way of this world. Let us pray. In the name of the Father... O heavenly Father,may this Sunday celebration help us to be ever faithful to our vocation andbecome true witnesses of Christ in the midst of this world. Our Father who artin heaven... In the name of the Father ...