Gospel: Luke 17:1-6
Jesus said to his disciples, “Things that cause sin will inevitably occur,
but woe to the one through whom they occur. It would be better for him if a
millstone were put around his neck and he be thrown into the sea than for him
to cause one of these little ones to sin. Be on your guard! If your brother
sins, rebuke him; and if he repents, forgive him. And if he wrongs you seven
times in one day and returns to you seven times saying, ‘I am sorry, you should
forgive him.”
And the Apostles said to the Lord, “Increase our faith.” The Lord
replied, “If you have faith the size of a mustard seed, you would say to this
mulberry tree, ‘Be uprooted and planted in the sea,’ and it would obey you.
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Reflection:
Why do we sin? We sin because we allow sin to envelope us and we sin
for our faith in Jesus is weak it is easily defeated by temptations. The devil
is like a drone that always hovers above us it sees us and it detects if our
faith in Jesus is weak. The moment that the devil finds out that our faith is
weak he then quickly sends his slaves to entice us with sinfulness.
What is the antidote to sin? Very simple but we often neglect to
harness this antidote called faith in Jesus. This is what defeats the devil and
sin, the moment we ask Jesus to strengthen our faith He will surely oblige our
request. But do we humbly and prayerfully ask Jesus to strengthen our faith?
Are we faithful Holy Mass goers? Do we read our bible? Do we pray the Holy
Rosary?
If we want to have an increase of faith we should not only ask Jesus we
should also show Jesus that we are deserving of this faith. Once we do so we
would notice a significant improvement in our faith life and in our journey
with Jesus in this world.
Faith is a gift but at the same time faith is also given by Jesus to those
who deserve it. And one testament of a person who deserves the gift of faith is
someone who strives to know more about Jesus. And someone who endeavors to
share his/her faith about Jesus.
Do you want to have an increase of faith? Try to know more about the
life of Jesus and don’t forget to share what you know about Jesus. Amen. –
Marino J. Dasmarinas
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