Gospel: John
15:18-21
Jesus
said to his disciples: “If the world hates you, realize that it hated me first.
If you belonged to the world, the world would love its own; but because you do
not belong to the world and I have chosen you out of the world, the world hates
you. Remember the word I spoke to you, ‘No slave is greater than his master.’ If
they persecuted me, they will also persecute you. If they kept my word, they
will also keep yours. And they will do all these things to you on account of my
name, because they do not know the one who sent me.
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Reflection:
What does
it mean to be hated by this world? We would be hated by this world if we would
have the courage to go against the false teachings of this world. For example,
if we would have the courage to say no to anything that is not good. Or if we
suddenly have the enlightenment to say no to anyone who brings us nothing but
worldliness.
There
comes a point in our lives that we have to make a decision. Should we decide to
take the side of God or follow this world and live a life away from God? The
best decision is to follow God and discard anyone who brings us nothing but
worldliness. This is for the reason that worldliness will bring nothing but
emptiness in our lives.
Let us
not be afraid to follow God, let us not be afraid to sacrifice this world for
our love for God. For this is always the right decision to do. We can never go
wrong with God and nobody has been misled by following God.
If we
choose to follow God over this world, we would experience something that we
have not experienced before. And this is the guiding light of God in our
lives. – Marino J. Dasmarinas
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