Gospel: Matthew
13:36-43
Jesus
dismissed the crowds and went into the house. His disciples approached him and
said, “Explain to us the parable of the weeds in the field.” He said in reply,
“He who sows good seed is the Son of Man, the field is the world, the good seed
the children of the Kingdom. The weeds are the children of the Evil One, and the
enemy who sows them is the Devil. The harvest is the end of the age, and the
harvesters are angels. Just as weeds are collected and burned up with fire, so
will it be at the end of the age. The Son of Man will send his angels, and they
will collect out of his Kingdom all who cause others to sin and all evildoers. They
will throw them into the fiery furnace, where there will be wailing and
grinding of teeth. Then the righteous will shine like the sun in the Kingdom of
their Father. Whoever has ears ought to hear.”
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Reflection:
How are
you living your life today? Are you living it in accord with what Jesus wants
you to live it?
Many of us live life as if there is no
tomorrow, we live life to enjoy whatever this world could offer us, including
sin. But life lived for this world alone is not the real life; there is
something more profound than the life that we enjoy in this fleeting
world.
The
profound life is a life lived in the company of Jesus. But how could we
discover the movement of Jesus in our lives? There are so many ways to discern
this movement of Jesus in our lives.
For
example you will discover that Jesus wants to have a relationship with you
through a relative or a good friend. Through a written commentary that you just
read out of nowhere and this written commentary made you think about how you
are living your life today.
The good
friend and the written commentary that you’ve read are part of the many seeds
that Jesus sows in your heart. And Jesus expects nothing less from you than to
listen to Him because Jesus always wants nothing but the best for you.
At the
end of the gospel Jesus speaks about harvest time or judgment day. When would
this be? This will be at the end of our lives, when we die to be more specific.
We will be judged according to what we’ve done in this world. If we listened to
Jesus we will have a place in His kingdom.
How are
you living your life today? - Marino J. Dasmarinas
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