Gospel: Matthew
10:34-11:1
(Jesus said to the
Apostles) Do not think that I have come to bring peace upon the earth. I have
come to bring not peace but the sword. For I have come to set a man against his
father, a daughter against her mother, and a daughter-in-law against her
mother-in-law; and one’s enemies will be those of his household.
Whoever loves father or
mother more than me is not worthy of me, and whoever loves son or daughter more
than me is not worthy of me; and whoever does not take up his cross and follow
after me is not worthy of me. Whoever finds his life will lose it, and whoever
loses his life for my sake will find it.
“Whoever receives you
receives me, and whoever receives me receives the one who sent me. Whoever
receives a prophet because he is a prophet will receive a prophet’s reward, and
whoever receives a righteous man because he is righteous will receive a
righteous man’s reward. And whoever gives only a cup of cold water to one of these
little ones to drink because he is a disciple–amen, I say to you, he will
surely not lose his reward.”
When Jesus finished
giving these commands to his Twelve disciples, he went away from that place to
teach and to preach in their towns.
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Reflection:
A man was
pondering on how he could bring peace to his fractured family. One night he had
a dream and on that dream Jesus said to him, you need to become a priest for
you to have healing in your family. But the young man was very worldly he loved
the treasures of this world. Yet he also loved dearly his family.
So, he headed the voice
of Jesus, he studied for the priesthood and whenever he had a vacation he would
always gather his family for a recollection inside their house. To make a long
story short, the once factional and fractured family slowly became unified.
After a few years he eventually became a priest and true enough his becoming a
priest ushered healing in his family.
Jesus tells us in the
gospel that HE is a cause of division and disunity inside a family. On the
other hand Jesus is also a healing instrument inside a family. How would this
happen? If you fight for the teachings of Jesus inside your family naturally
there would be initial resistance and division.
Members of the family
would initially resist it but for as long as you will not give-up. And for as
long as you offer to Jesus whatever you do inside your family even if it causes
initial division sooner or later there would be healing and reconciliation.
Many of us already discount the healing power of Jesus but it has already been
proven time and again that Jesus heals families.
Have you tried
introducing Jesus to your family through HIS life story in the bible?
Perhaps not yet, now is the most opportune time, do it slowly and
patiently. – Marino J. Dasmarinas
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