Jesus said to
his disciples: “Beware that your hearts do not become drowsy from carousing and
drunkenness and the anxieties of daily life, and that day catch you by surprise
like a trap. For that day will assault everyone who lives on the face of
the earth. Be vigilant at all times and pray that you have the strength to
escape the tribulations that are imminent and to stand before the Son of Man.”
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Reflection:
What would
make us succumb to disorderly behavior, drunkenness and the anxieties of daily
life? We would succumb to these unhealthy behaviors/lifestyles the moment we
close our hearts to the love of Jesus. Lest we forget, the devil is always
present in our environment and always trying to look for the right opportunity
to snatch us away from the love of God.
Some of us
may not believe that the devil is present in our environment but he is. This is
the reason why there are evil people and evil things around us. If there’s no
active presence of the devil in our environment there would be no crimes and
other evil things but the devil is present.
In our gospel
for this Saturday, Jesus tells us this: “Beware that your hearts do not become
drowsy from carousing and drunkenness and the anxieties of daily life, and that
day catch you by surprise like a trap (Luke 21:34).
The cure for
this warning of Jesus is none other than Himself! If we have a close and
personal relationship with Jesus we would be able to ward off any kind of
temptation that the evil one would deviously throw at us.
If the devil
is always around waiting for the right timing to temp us. Jesus is always there
also always knocking at our hearts so that he could enter our lives. And when
we already have Jesus in our lives the devil will naturally flee and run for
his life. Therefore, we must always open our hearts to Jesus for as long as we
exist in this world.
Would you
open your life to Jesus? - Marino J. Dasmarinas
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