Gospel: Luke 9:51-56
When the
days for Jesus to be taken up were fulfilled, he resolutely determined to
journey to Jerusalem, and he sent messengers ahead of him. On the way they
entered a Samaritan village to
prepare for his reception there, but they would not welcome him because the
destination of his journey was Jerusalem. When the disciples James and John saw
this they asked, “Lord, do you want us to call down fire from heaven to consume
them?” Jesus turned and rebuked them,
and they
journeyed to another village.
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Reflection:
Would you open the door of your house for Jesus?
Would you open the door of your house for Jesus?
The
Samaritans did not welcome Jesus because they did not know Him well. If only
they knew Him they would have welcomed Him even if He was going to Jerusalem.
But they did not know Him that’s why they refused to be hospitable to Him.
There are
some problematic individuals who decide to end their life by way of committing
suicide. Why? Because they do not know Jesus, if only they know Jesus they
would have not ended their lives.
We miss
so many blessings when we do not fully know Jesus. For example, the blessing of
hope, the blessing of love, the blessing of understanding and a lot more. These
are but a few of the many blessings that we miss once we do not know Jesus that
well.
But how
would we know Jesus? We must read our bible most especially the first four
books of the New Testament. We must often be present in the celebration of the
Eucharist or Holy Mass most especially
during Sundays. If we do it, slowly but surely our eyes will be opened to the
friendship of Jesus.
But how
about those who do not Jesus? How would they know Jesus? We have to share Jesus
and we have to live His teachings so that through us they will know Jesus. To
know Jesus is still not enough we have to share Him and we have to live what we
know about Him.
Do you
want to live a more meaningful life? If
your answer is yes, you therefore have to share and live Jesus. – Marino J.
Dasmarinas
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