Thursday, September 21, 2017

Reflection for Thursday September 28, Twenty-fifth Week in Ordinary Time: Luke 9:7-9

Gospel: Luke 9:7-9
Herod the tetrarch heard about all that was happening, and he was greatly perplexed because some were saying, "John has been raised from the dead"; others were saying, "Elijah has appeared"; still others, "One of the ancient prophets has arisen." But Herod said, "John I beheaded. Who then is this about whom I hear such things?" And he kept trying to see him.
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Reflection:
A young lady was always being bothered by her conscience every time she sees a baby.  For it always reminds her of her baby which she aborted. She had no closure with the mortal sin that she did.

Perhaps the same scenario was occurring in the mind of Herod. He was deeply disturb by the news about Jesus. And it came to a point that he thought that John whom he ordered killed has been raised from the dead. So Herod kept trying to verify Jesus identity.

Why is Herod curious about the true identity of Jesus and why have that burning desire to see Jesus? This is for the reason that Herod wants to see if John whom he ordered killed had risen.

We too should have that curiosity about Jesus not because we want to know if He is John. We have to be curious about Jesus for the reason that we want to have a deeper intimacy with Him. And this desire to know more about Him must lead us to a deeper faith and love for Him.

To whom does Jesus always manifest Himself now? He manifest through the poor, the deprived, the hungry and the oppressed. If you want to know Jesus deeply you must exert every possible effort to help and love them. – Marino J. Dasmarinas 

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