Gospel: Luke 17:7-10
Jesus said to the Apostles: "Who
among you would say to your servant who has just come in from plowing or
tending sheep in the field, 'Come here immediately and take your place at
table'? Would he not rather say to him, 'Prepare something for me to eat. Put
on your apron and wait on me while I eat and drink. You may eat and drink when
I am finished'? Is he grateful to that servant because he did what was
commanded? So should it be with you. When you have done all you have been
commanded, say, 'We are unprofitable servants; we have done what we were
obliged to do.'"
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Reflection:
Once in a while we would go through
episodes in our lives that would force us to question if there is really God.
And because we were taught that there is a God we will say, yes there is God.
But then again at the back of our minds we will ask again and again and again.
If there’s a God, why does suffering exist?
We don’t know the answers to this very
valid question because there are times that God seems to be deaf to our longing
for Him. But who are we to question the majesty of God? We are but a speck in
this world, mere servants and finite humans that easily gives up on God
whenever we are faced with sufferings.
In our lowliness before this infinite
and all powerful God, it’s also valid for us to ask Him questions. It’s also
valid for us to beg for answers. Why all these sufferings? Let us ask God to
answer these valid questions of ours for the reason that even servants have
rights too.
In spite all of these sufferings we who
are alive must not lose faith. We must continue to hold on to this God who gave
us life and faith. Otherwise if we would lose faith, to where would we go? We
embrace evil and allow the Devil to take control of our lives? – Marino J.
Dasmarinas
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