Gospel: Matthew
13:10-17
The
disciples approached Jesus and said, “Why do you speak to the crowd in
parables?” He said to them in reply, “Because knowledge of the mysteries of the
Kingdom of heaven has been granted to you, but to them it has not been granted.
To anyone who has, more will be given and he will grow rich; from anyone who
has not, even what he has will be taken away. This is why I speak to them in
parables, because they look but do not see and hear but do not listen or understand.
Isaiah’s prophecy is fulfilled in them, which says:
You shall
indeed hear but not understand, you
shall indeed look but never see. Gross is the heart of this people, they will
hardly hear with their ears, they have closed their eyes, lest they see with
their eyes and hear with their ears and understand with their hearts and be
converted and I
heal them.
“But
blessed are your eyes, because they see, and your ears, because they hear. Amen,
I say to you, many prophets and righteous people longed to see what you see but
did not see it, and to hear what you hear but did not hear it.”
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Reflection:
A young
man wanted to serve as a sacristan on their parish church but he also had
second thoughts. For the reason that he was told by his father to reconsider
his desire because there are intrigues and other issues in the church.
It’s true
that problems such as: backstabbing, rumor mongers, egocentric and control
freak personalities exist in the church. But these characters are not even a
tiny fraction of the whole church.
To have
that felling of serving in the church is like to discern a parable it is only
given to those who are called. However, not all who are called are chosen by
God and not all who are chosen stay forever to serve. Why? For the simple
reason that God has given us also the freewill to choose. It is therefore upon
us to digest this offer of Jesus.
The gift
of understanding that there’s more to life than money, power and material
things are also like discerning a parable by God. Many of us think that if we
have money and power we would automatically be happy. But it doesn’t work that
way, money and power will never make us
happy and it will never give us contentment.
Therefore,
consider yourself fortunate when you’re able to discern the parables of Jesus
and pursue it. You’re also spiritually privileged
if you’re able to discern that a well lived life is to be with Jesus and not
with the temporal things of this world. – Marino J. Dasmarinas
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