Gospel: Luke
9:1-6
Jesus
summoned the Twelve and gave them power and authority over all demons and to
cure diseases, and he sent them to proclaim the Kingdom of God and to heal the
sick. He said to them, “Take nothing for the journey, neither walking stick,
nor sack, nor food, nor money, and let no one take a second tunic. Whatever
house you enter, stay there and leave from there. And as for those who do not
welcome you, when you leave that town, shake the dust from your feet in
testimony against them.” Then they set out and went from village to village proclaiming
the good news and curing diseases everywhere.
+ + + + +
+ +
Reflection:
Do you
depend on yourself or God? These are the two basic questions that we
face up to everyday. What does it mean to depend on yourself? It means that you
rely on yourself alone. You depend on your own strength and understanding and
God has no place in your heart.
When you
depend on God it doesn’t mean that you will relax and let the blessings of God
come into your doorstep like the mailman putting your mail into your mailbox.
When you depend on God you simply do everything within your power to have what
you want or to achieve what you want. But at the end of the day you humbly
submit everything to the will of God and not to your own selfish will.
When
Jesus told the apostles to take nothing for their missionary journey (Luke 9:3).
Was He telling them to take nothing because everything that you need will
simply fall from heaven to your lap? Of course not! Jesus was rather telling
them to do what they were commissioned to do and not to worry because He will
use people of faith to provide for their provisions.
This is
basically the same with how we live and share our own faith. We don’t have to
worry about anything for Jesus will provide for us for as long as we work for
the fulfilment of our own Baptismal mission. – Marino J. Dasmarinas
No comments:
Post a Comment