Gospel:
Matthew 9:32-38
A
demoniac who could not speak was brought to Jesus, and when the demon was
driven out the mute man spoke. The crowds were amazed and said, “Nothing like
this has ever been seen in Israel.” But the Pharisees said, “He drives out
demons by the prince of demons.” Jesus went around to all the towns and
villages, teaching in their synagogues, proclaiming the Gospel of the Kingdom,
and curing every disease and illness. At the sight of the crowds, his heart was
moved with pity for them because they were troubled and abandoned, like sheep
without a shepherd. Then he said to his disciples, “The harvest is abundant but
the laborers are few; so ask the master of the harvest to send out laborers for
his harvest.”
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Reflection:
What
would you do if the good that you do is not appreciated or complimented? For
example you did good to a neighbor yet you were suspected of having a hidden
motive.
For
driving out the demoniac from the mute man Jesus was suspected to be a demon
Himself. What an irony of life, but such is life and our fellowmen they
sometimes do not appreciate the good that we do for them. It happened to Jesus
and it surely will happen to us also: we sometimes will not be appreciated for
the good that we do for them.
Jesus in
the gospel gives us an idea on what to do when we are not appreciated. Simply
continue on doing good for we do not do it to gain personal honor. We humbly do
good for the greater glory of God and not for our own glory.
When we
do good for God even if we are not appreciated let us not worry for the good
Lord sees us. And HE surely knows everything about us including the core of our
hearts and minds. The reward is for HIM to give us and not for our fellowmen to
give it to us.
Let us
therefore not tire of doing good for the Lord and HIS people. If we don’t see our reward right now someday we will see it. It may not be in this lifetime
but in a different life where there’s no end, worries nor sadness. – Marino J.
Dasmarinas
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