Gospel: John
13:16-20
When
Jesus had washed the disciples’ feet, he said to them: “Amen, amen, I say to
you, no slave is greater than his master nor any messenger greater than the one
who sent him. If you understand this, blessed are you if you do it. I am not
speaking of all of you. I know those whom I have chosen. But so that the Scripture
might be fulfilled, The one who ate my food has raised his heel against me. From
now on I am telling you before it happens, so that when it happens you may
believe that I AM. Amen, amen, I say to you, whoever receives the one I send receives
me, and whoever receives me receives the one who sent me.”
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Reflection:
Are you
afraid of sufferings and betrayal? In His humanity Jesus was also afraid of
sufferings and betrayal. But His fears did not prevent Him from achieving His
salvific mission. It even further strengthened His resolve to move-on amidst
the difficulty of His mission. Jesus never gave-up no matter how hard the odds
against Him for He knew that He had a mission to achieve.
Marriage
starts like a rose garden it seems that everything is rosy and sweet. But after
a period of time problems will crop-up, there shall be sufferings and betrayal
of vows. So what must we do? Should we simply walk-away with our heads bowed in
defeat? Or we stay, bear the sufferings/betrayal and fight for the sanctity of
the marriage covenant.
We must
stay and fight for the sanctity of the marriage covenant. Let us remember that
Jesus remained with His mission notwithstanding the sufferings and betrayals.
What if Jesus simply gave-up and walked-away from His mission of salvation?
Anyway He’s God and powerful but He remained for His love for God and for all
of us.
Many
married couples nowadays choose the easy way out when testing comes to their
marriage. They choose to betray and eventually walk-away from their marriage
covenant. They simply walk-away notwithstanding their sacred vows and the
welfare of their children.
Jesus
never walked-away from His responsibilities, sufferings and betrayals, He faced
it all and triumphed over it! – Marino J. Dasmarinas
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