Gospel: Matthew
10:26-33
Jesus said to the
Twelve: "Fear no one. 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 man had
trepidation if he would share his reflections about the words of God using the
internet. The reason which he was apprehensive of was his personal intellectual
inadequacy and his very shallow vocabulary of the English language.
Amidst his
limitations and apprehensions he proceeded to write his simple reflections.
Almost ten years had passed the man who was fearful of his intellectual
shortcomings is still writing his simple reflection on the daily gospel until
this present moment.
In this Sunday’s
gospel Jesus tells us to fear no one, this is an encompassing advice from Jesus
which surely include our fear if we can speak or write for Jesus. If we let
fear into our hearts it would surely paralyze us. However why fear if we have
faith and belief in Jesus. Why fear when Jesus Himself is telling us to share
anything that we know about Him, share it with humility.
The apostles did not
let fear defeat them for they knew that even if there was no physical
manifestation of Jesus’ presence. There was always the presence of His spiritual
and sacramental manifestation before them.
Jesus calls us all
as well, we who are inadequate for He will make us adequate. We who are half
empty for He will fill us until we overflow. And we who are feareful for He
will make us courageous.
What He only wants
from us is to learn to trust Him for he will equip us with anything that we
need. – Marino J. Dasmarinas
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