Gospel:
Matthew 11:25-27
At that
time Jesus exclaimed: “I give praise to you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth,
for although you have hidden these things from the wise and the learned you
have revealed them to the childlike. Yes, Father, such has been your gracious
will. All things have been handed over to me by my Father. No one knows the Son
except the Father, and no one knows the Father except the Son and anyone to
whom the Son wishes to reveal him.”
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Reflection:
What is
the life of Jesus? It’s a life of simplicity, prayer and humility.
Simplicity
is synonymous with humility and this is the life of Jesus, this ought to be our
life too. Jesus even if He was equal with God always found time also to pray
regularly to the Father to communicate
with Him, unburden to Him and praise Him. This we ought to do also.
To grow
in wisdom, we need to be simple and humble. God doesn’t want self-righteous,
self-centered and ego tripper personalities. Unknown to us, if we are simple
and humble we are also creating a fertile environment for God to come and dwell
in our hearts. Unknown to us our simplicity and humility radiates through our
persona and this is felt by those whom we encounter.
As what
Jesus did, it is very important that we reserve time for God to talk to Him and
feel His presence in the stillness of our hearts and minds. This will
strengthen our bond with God. A good point to start is to have a prayer time
every morning upon waking-up.
It’s here
where our minds are still fresh and not yet cluttered by the daily worries of
life. The same thing at night when we are about to sleep, let us also pray and
talk to God. We thank HIM for the day that HE gave us and we humbly ask HIM to
be with us as we take our temporary rest at night.
If we
think we don’t have yet the virtue of humility let us be patient and continue
to ask the good Lord to bless us with the grace of humility. For it’s only
through our humility that we will know God and HIS great plan for us.
Do you
live humility and do you always find time for Jesus? – Marino J. Dasmarinas
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