Gospel: Matthew
13:44-52
(Jesus told his
disciples) “The kingdom of heaven is like a treasure buried in a field, which a
person finds and hides again, and out of joy goes and sells all that he has and
buys that field. Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant searching for
fine pearls. When he finds a pearl of great price, he goes and sells all that
he has and buys it. Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a net thrown into the
sea, which collects fish of every kind. When it is full they haul it ashore and
sit down to put what is good into buckets. What is bad they throw away. Thus it
will be at the end of the age. The angels will go out and separate the wicked
from the righteous and throw them into the fiery furnace, where there will be wailing
and grinding of teeth.
“Do you understand
all these things?” They answered, “Yes.” And he replied, “Then every scribe who
has been instructed in the kingdom of heaven is like the head of a household
who brings from his storeroom both the new and the old.”
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Reflection:
A woman who had four
children from four different men was on the verge of giving up on her life. She
had nowhere to go because she was disowned already by her family for the reason
of her wayward lifestyle. "She said to herself, “I feel alone and nobody
trust and love me anymore, yet I don’t blame anyone but myself."
While aimlessly
walking she saw a sign with these words, If you feel nobody wants you anymore,
come to us: We will take care of you. So she went and she found out that it was
a shelter for unwanted mothers run by nuns. To make a long story short, the
nuns cared for her unconditionally and through them she discovered the
unconditional love of Jesus.
Through Jesus and
the nuns she found restoration, hope and healing. With gratitude she said to
the nuns; you took care of me when nobody else cared. You gave me the
unconditional love of Jesus when no one else bothered to give it to me. Through
you I found the greatest treasure in this world which is the unconditional love
of Jesus.
Everyone of us has a
purpose and mission in this world and this is none other than to introduce the
greatest treasure and the most precious pearl in this world which is rarely
found by others. This greatest treasure and rarest pearl is Jesus. We must take
time therefore to know Him and share Him so that others may discover Him
through us.
How could others
discover Jesus through you? You must give hope instead of condemnation, you
must be forgiving rather than be unforgiving and you must always sow love rather
than hatred. – Marino J. Dasmarinas
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