Gospel: Matthew
18:1-5, 10, 12-14
The
disciples approached Jesus and said, “Who is the greatest in the Kingdom of
heaven?” He called a child over, placed it in their midst, and said, “Amen, I
say to you, unless you turn and become like children, you will not enter the
Kingdom of heaven. Whoever becomes humble like this child is the greatest in
the Kingdom of heaven. And whoever receives one child such as this in my name
receives me.
See that
you do not despise one of these little ones, for I say to you that their angels
in heaven always
look upon the face of my heavenly Father. What is your opinion? If a man has a
hundred sheep and one of them goes astray, will he not leave the ninety-nine in
the hills and go in search of the stray? And if he finds it, amen, I say to
you, he rejoices more over it than over the ninety-nine that did not stray. In
just the same way, it is not the will of your heavenly Father that one of these
little ones be lost.”
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Reflection:
A rebellious
young lady has five children from five different men. She tried every sin that
this world could offer her. There was no sign of repentance in her heart she
continued to sin like it was breakfast in the morning. Her relative had already
given up on her so they let her live her sinful life.
In the
gospel Jesus speaks about searching for the lost sheep and searching for those
who stray no matter where they are. Unlike us who often times give up on those
who do not listen to us. Jesus doesn’t give up, He continuously search for those
who sin or those who are lost. No sin is too big for the merciful heart of
Jesus.
Each and
every one of us are precious in the eyes of God, He holds us dearly in His
loving heart. No matter if we are big time or small time sinners we are all
precious in His eyes.
In so
many ways the gospel invites us to self-reflection on how we feel towards those
who sin. Have we already given up on them because they don’t listen to us? Or
we continue to patiently wait or even search for them. Until we find them so
that we could offer them our unconditional love.
Do you
easily give up on those who sin or you patiently wait and pray for them until they see the healing light of Jesus? – Marino J. Dasmarinas
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