Gospel:
Matthew 12:46-50
While
Jesus was speaking to the crowds, his mother and his brothers appeared outside,
wishing to speak with him. Someone told him, “Your mother and your brothers are
standing outside, asking to speak with you.” But he said in reply to the one
who told him, “Who is my mother? Who are my brothers?” And stretching out his
hand toward his disciples, he said, “Here are my mother and my brothers. For
whoever does the will of my heavenly Father is my brother, and sister, and
mother.
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Reflection:
Who
doesn’t want to be a relative of Jesus? Everyone of us of course wants to be
Jesus relative. From the beginning and up until now God desires us to be His
relative. God doesn’t want us to be distant from Him, as much as possible He
wants us to always be close to Him.
But to be
a relative or to be close to Jesus is not easy picking. You have to do your
part to become a relative of Jesus. And this part that you have to do is for
you to faithfully follow the will of God. You may ask, what is the will of God
for myself? The will of God for you is to follow His commandments (Exodus
20:1-17). To do good and to find time to spread the good news. Are you able to
faithfully follow this will of God?
Adam and
Eve were initially close to God until they disobeyed His will not to eat the
fruit of the tree of life. Adam and Eve sinned against God by following the
devious scheming of the devil (Genesis 3:1-24). Therefore both of them were
separated from God.
The
decision is yours to take, if you want to become a relative of Jesus you simply
have to follow God’s will. If you want to get close to the evil one, sin and
disobey God’s commandments. But take the wise choice no other than to follow
God’s will.
You will
not only become a relative of Jesus if you follow the will of God, It will also
save you from so many problems. It will save you too from the sharp and hellish
clutches of the devil. Be discerning because the devil always hides his evil
scheming through attractive and tempting things. – Marino J. Dasmarinas
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