Gospel:
John 1:47-51
Jesus saw
Nathanael coming toward him and said of him, “Here is a true child of Israel.
There is no duplicity in him.” Nathanael said to him, “How do you know me?”
Jesus answered and said to him, “Before Philip called you, I saw you under the
fig tree.” Nathanael answered him, “Rabbi, you are the Son of God; you are the
King of Israel.” Jesus answered and said to him, “Do you believe because I told
you that I saw you under the fig tree? You will see greater things than this.”
And he said to him, “Amen, amen, I say to you, you will see heaven opened and
the angels of God ascending and descending on the Son of Man.”
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Reflection:
Do you
believe in angels? In the bible there are many passages that tell us of the
reality of angels. For example Hebrews 1:13-14 tells us; 13 God never said to
any of his angels: Sit here at my right side until I put your enemies as a
footstool under your feet. 14 For all these spirits are only servants, and God
sends them to help those who shall be saved. Psalm 91:11 tells us this as well;
11 For he will command his angels to guard you in all your ways.
Angels are real and it’s not necessarily a
winged messenger of God. Angel can be a friend, a relative or a complete
stranger who would bring us closer to God.
God sends them to us to direct
our ways toward Him.
But many
of us refuse to listen to the voice of angels we instead listen to what this
world dictates upon us. Notice for example the aggressive advertising being employed
by companies to announce their new product/s. These advertisers dictate upon us
to buy their new hi-tech gadget/s and so forth. But come to think about it, do
we really need it? Often times we don’t actually need it we simply listen to
the aggressive advertisement.
We must
be careful because this is the reality of our world right now. This world uses
many devious methods for us to be enslaved by it. Let us not be discouraged
nonetheless because God sends us His angels to point our ways to Him. And to let
us know that the infinite love of God is always there for us.
In
hindsight, is it also possible for us to become an angel to somebody in need of
spiritual direction? To somebody in need of encouragement, motivation or even
material help? Yes it is very much possible that we could become God’s living
and walking angel in this world today.
Do you
want to become an angel of God? - Marino J. Dasmarinas
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