Gospel: Matthew
10:7-15
Jesus
said to his Apostles: “As you go, make this proclamation: ‘The Kingdom of
heaven is at hand.’ Cure the sick, raise the dead, cleanse the lepers, drive
out demons. Without cost you have received; without cost you are to give. Do
not take gold or silver or copper for your belts; no sack
for the journey, or a second tunic, or sandals, or walking stick. The laborer
deserves his keep. Whatever town or village you enter, look for a worthy person
in it, and stay there until you leave. As you enter a house, wish it peace. If
the house is worthy, let your peace come upon it; if not, let your peace return
to you. Whoever will not receive you or listen to your words— go outside that
house or town and shake the dust from your feet. Amen, I say to you, it will be
more tolerable for the land of Sodom and Gomorrah on the Day of Judgment than
for that town.
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Reflection:
Do you
expect to receive something in return for the things that you do for the greater glory of
God? Better not expect because when your expectations are not meet you will be
disappointed. Just do good and be content with the fact that you’ve done a good
deed to your fellowmen.
Money
rules they say, but for those who follow Jesus money does not rule and money
doesn’t dictate. It’s Jesus who rules and dictates, when you allow Jesus to
rule and dictate your life. You are free from worries that emanates from this
world and you are not beholden to anybody in this world.
When
Jesus was sending off his twelve apostles to their mission. One of His specific
declarations for them is this: not to let money or anything that is worldly rule
over them. Jesus instead wanted His apostles to let Him rule their lives.
When you
let Jesus rule your life you will not anymore care with worldly possessions.
You instead will be satisfied with what you have no matter how meager the
things that you have. For you already believe that the essence and fullness of
life is not measured by material ownership.
What is
with material things when it can be taken away from you anytime? Seek to have
Jesus in your life for when you have Jesus you have everything. – Marino J.
Dasmarinas
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