Gospel: Matthew
10:16-23
Jesus
said to his Apostles: “Behold, I am sending you like sheep in the midst of
wolves; so be shrewd as serpents and simple as doves.
But
beware of men, for they will hand you over to courts and scourge you in their
synagogues, and you
will be led before governors and kings for my sake as a witness before them and
the pagans. When they hand you over, do not worry about how you are to speak or
what you are to say. You will be given at that moment what you are to say. For
it will not be you who speak but the Spirit of your Father speaking through
you. Brother will hand over brother to death, and the father his child; children
will rise up against parents and have them put to death. You will be hated by
all because of my name, but whoever endures to the end will be saved. When they
persecute you in one town, flee to another. Amen, I say to you, you will not
finish the towns of Israel before the Son of Man comes.”
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Reflection:
Are you
ready to give your life for the mission of Jesus? This is a very hard question
to answer but there are many already who dared to willingly give their lives
for the mission of Jesus. What fuels them to give their lives when they have a
choice to save it?
It’s their witness for Jesus, its Jesus who strengthens
them to endure and continue with their mission even at the cost of their lives.
To be a real follower of Jesus is easier said than done. It’s easy to say I am
a Christian but to live this Christian pronouncement is another story altogether.
How about you? Are you willing to give your life for the mission of Jesus?
When you
give your life to Jesus you will face persecution as well. But what is
consoling here is the midst of your trials and persecution you also will feel
the abiding presence of Jesus in your life. Because Jesus has never abandoned
anyone who gave his/her life for His mission in this world.
Be not
afraid to give your life for the mission of Jesus. For when you decide to do so
you will soon after find the real purpose of your life. – Marino J. Dasmarinas
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