Gospel: Matthew
10:1-7
Jesus
summoned his Twelve disciples and gave them authority over unclean spirits to
drive them out and to cure every disease and every illness. The names of the
Twelve Apostles are these: first, Simon called Peter, and his brother Andrew; James,
the son of Zebedee, and his brother John; Philip and Bartholomew, Thomas and
Matthew the tax collector; James, the son of Alphaeus, and Thaddeus; Simon the
Cananean, and Judas Iscariot who betrayed Jesus.
Jesus
sent out these Twelve after instructing them thus, “Do not go into pagan
territory or enter a Samaritan town. Go rather to the lost sheep of the house
of Israel. As you go, make this proclamation: ‘The Kingdom of heaven is at
hand.
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Reflection:
Where
does The Kingdom of Heaven lies? It lies within you and it has been with you
since you’ve been baptized. But you may say, if the kingdom of heaven is within me, why is
it that my life is still problematic? This is for the reason that you refuse to live
your life according to God’s will for you. You are living your life according
to your own will and not according to God’s will.
So what
happens when you live your life according to your own terms? You open your life
to many problems, problems that you could actually avoid if you only live your
life according to the will of God. But many of us do not have an awareness of the will of God because we overpower it with our own selfish will for ourselves.
It’s not
difficult to know God’s will for you, by going to Holy Mass you will begin to discern
God’s will for your life. By reading your bible you will discern the will of
God for you. By your frequent interactions with Jesus through your prayers you
will discern the will of God for you.
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