Tuesday, 2Mac.6:18-31

Ninety-year-old Eleasar, was tortured to death for his faith, giving the young people a good example. 2 Mac 6:31

A mother was praying for several years for the return of her two sons to Church. One Sunday she looked up and saw them sitting across the aisle from her. Later, she asked her sons what brought them back to Church. They said while vacationing in Colorado, they picked up an old man one Sunday. It was pouring rain and he was limping along in the rain. He told them he was on his way to Mass three miles from his mountain home. It was the courageous example of this old man that brought them back.
Albert Scweitzer says “Example is not the main thing in influencing others. It is the only thing.
The worst danger that confronts the younger generation is the example set by the older generation.( E. C. McKenzie). We worry a lot about the younger generation. What will become of their generation ? In fact what we need to worry about is about the elders who fail to set example for the younger generation. Who fail to see the right thing and are running out of time.
How aware am I of the impact that example can have. What example do I give?

Unlike what most of us would do, the ninety year-old Eleazar prefers to die at the hands of men for his faith. Today, he is a hero in our faith tradition, a hero who died in the name of virtue. Although we live in a different century, the question remains: What are we ready to endure to defend our faith, our values or virtues? How many of us would be ready to die for these values? Let’s pray for the grace to be strong in our faith and be ideal for the coming generation.