Gospel: Luke
17:7-10
Jesus
said to the Apostles: “Who among you would say to your servant who has just
come in from plowing or tending sheep in the field, ‘Come here immediately and
take your place at table’? Would he not rather say to him, ‘Prepare something
for me to eat. Put on your apron and wait on me while I eat and drink. You may
eat and drink when I am finished’? Is he grateful to that servant because he
did what was commanded? So should it be with you. When you have done all you
have been commanded, say, ‘We are unprofitable servants; we have done what we
were obliged to do.
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Reflection:
What does
it take to be a servant of the Lord? It requires humility; a true servant whose
only desire is to serve is at all times humble. He/she is ever ready to do what
the Lord requires him/her to do. He/she will never complain she will patiently
do the given task.
For many
of us, to serve in the church is an opportunity to be popular in the community so
that we could advance our own selfish agendas. This is not the desire of Jesus;
the desire of Jesus is for us to simply serve with no hidden motives
whatsoever.
Let us
not hunger for recognition when we serve God for recognition will eventually
come to us if we always serve with humility. To be a true servant of God is to
humbly and silently work in His vineyard. Not conscious of any recognition or
honor for this is how a true servant behaves.
To become
a true servant of God is to silently accept the hurts that is thrown at you and
leave it all up to God. For God will not let a true servant be destroyed by
anybody. Eventually, a humble servant will be saved, justified and exalted
by God. - Marino J. Dasmarinas
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