Gospel: Luke 21:34-36
Jesus said to his disciples:“Beware that
your hearts do not become drowsy from carousing and drunkenness and the
anxieties of daily life, and that day catch you by surprise like a trap. For
that day will assault everyone who lives on the face of the earth. Be vigilant
at all times and pray that you have the strength to escape the tribulations
that are imminent and to stand before the Son of Man.”
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Reflection:
What
would make us succumb to disorderly behavior, drunkenness and the anxieties of
daily life? We will succumb to this unhealthy behavior/lifestyle when we close
our hearts to the love of Jesus. Lest we forget, the devil is always present in
our environment and always trying to look for the right opportunity to snatch
us away from the love of God.
Some of
us may not believe that the devil is present in our environment but he is. This
is the reason why there are evil events and things around us. If there’s no active
presence of the devil in our environment there would have been no crimes and
other evil things but the devil is present.
In our
gospel for this Saturday, Jesus tells us this: :“Beware that your hearts do not
become drowsy from carousing and drunkenness and the anxieties of daily life, and
that day catch you by surprise like a trap (Luke 21:34).
The cure
for this warning of Jesus is none other than Himself! If we have a close and
personal relationship with Jesus we would be able to ward off any kind of
temptation that the evil one will cleverly throw at us.
If the
devil is always around waiting for the right timing to temp us. Jesus is always
there also always knocking at our hearts so that he could enter our lives. And
once we already have Jesus in our lives the devil will flee from our
environment. Therefore we must always open our hearts to Jesus for as long as
we exist in this world.
Are we
willing to open our heart to Jesus so that He could exorcize our many evils? - Marino J. Dasmarinas
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