Gospel: Matthew
9:32-38
A
demoniac who could not speak was brought to Jesus, and when the demon was
driven out the mute man spoke. The crowds were amazed and said, “Nothing like
this has ever been seen in Israel.” But the Pharisees said, “He drives out
demons by the prince of demons.”
Jesus
went around to all the towns and villages, teaching in their synagogues, proclaiming
the Gospel of the Kingdom, and curing every disease and illness. At the sight
of the crowds, his heart was moved with pity for them because they were
troubled and abandoned, like sheep without a shepherd. Then he said to his
disciples, “The harvest is abundant but the laborers are few; so ask the master
of the harvest to send out laborers for his harvest.”
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Reflection:
How does
the gospel speak to you today? Does it tell you that you need to do something
for the kingdom of God? Jesus tells the disciples in our gospel and He tells
this to you too! “The harvest is abundant but the laborers are few (Matthew
9:37)”.
Indeed,
the harvest is abundant yet those who venture to volunteer their time for the
glory of God’s kingdom are still few. We don’t know the reason behind but
perhaps we could guess that we have become very materialistic. We devote our
entire time for our own glory in this world. So we forget that there is a much
greater glory beyond this world that awaits us and that is the kingdom of God.
When we
are near death already the labors that we have given to this world will not
matter anymore. We will not think about how big our bank accounts. We will not think about our
many worldly achievements.
What we
will be thinking about is the status of our soul after we die. This is what
confronts a dying person: The status of his/her soul after it departs from
his/her body. Therefore to avoid this dilemma let us do something for the
advancement of the kingdom of God in this world.
Any
effort that we do today for God no matter how small. For so long as we
sincerely do it for His greater glory. Will be permanently etched
in the heart of God and will become our
passport to heaven when our departure time comes. - Marino J. Dasmarinas
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