Gospel: Matthew
10:24-33
Jesus
said to his Apostles: “No disciple is above his teacher, no slave above his
master. It is enough for the disciple that he become like his teacher, for the
slave that he become like his master. If they have called the master of the
house Beelzebul, how much more those of his household!
“Therefore
do not be afraid of them. Nothing is concealed that will not be revealed, nor
secret that will not be known. What I say to you in the darkness, speak in the
light; what you hear whispered, proclaim on the housetops. And do not be afraid
of those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul; rather, be afraid of the
one who can destroy both soul and body in Gehenna. Are not two sparrows sold
for a small coin? Yet not one of them falls to the ground without your Father’s
knowledge. Even all the hairs of your head are counted. So do not be afraid;
you are worth more than many sparrows. Everyone who acknowledges me before
others I will acknowledge before my heavenly Father. But whoever denies me
before others, I will
deny before my heavenly Father.”
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Reflection:
A young
man whose time was solely devoted to his career suddenly met an accident and he
died. While on his way to heaven St. Peter suddenly stopped him, he asked the
young man: what have you done for Jesus when you were still alive? The young
man wasn’t able to answer for he was solely devoted to his many earthly
concerns when he was still alive.
Someday
in the foreseeable future our life shall come to an end and perhaps God will
ask us: what have you done for me? Have you acknowledge me before others? Have
you lived and shared my teachings? How would we answer God by that time?
While we
are still in our life’s journey let us not forget the importance of
acknowledging Jesus and the importance of sharing and living our faith in Him.
If so far we have been solely concerned with the things of this world we are
therefore being gently reminded that this world is temporary and passing.
Only God
is everlasting, we will not be able to escape our appointment with God someday. And when that day comes our fervent hope is we would be allowed entry by Saint
Peter into the pearly gates because we’ve done something for Jesus. – Marino J.
Dasmarinas
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