Jesus said to
his disciples, “Things that cause sin will inevitably occur, but woe to the one
through whom they occur. It would be better for him if a millstone were put
around his neck and he be thrown into the sea than for him to cause one of
these little ones to sin. Be on your guard! If your brother sins, rebuke him;
and if he repents, forgive him. And if he wrongs you seven times in one day and
returns to you seven times saying, ‘I am sorry, you should forgive him.”
And the
Apostles said to the Lord, “Increase our faith.” The Lord replied, “If you have
faith the size of a mustard seed, you would say to this mulberry tree, ‘Be
uprooted and planted in the sea,’ and it would obey you.
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Reflection:
Why do we
sin? We sin because we allow sin to envelope us and we sin because our faith in
Jesus is weak it is easily defeated by temptations. The devil is like a drone
that always hovers above us it sees us and it detects if our faith in Jesus is
weak. The moment that the devil finds out that our faith is weak he then
quickly sends his slaves to entice us with sinfulness.
What is the
antidote to sin? Very simple, yet we often neglect to harness this antidote
called faith in Jesus. This is what defeats the devil and sin, the moment we
ask Jesus to strengthen our faith He will surely oblige our request. But do we
humbly and prayerfully ask Jesus to strengthen our faith? Are we faithful Holy
Mass goers? Do we read our bible? Do we pray the Holy Rosary?
If we want to
have an increase of faith we should not only ask Jesus we should also show
Jesus that we are deserving of this faith. The moment we do so we would notice
a significant improvement in our faith life and in our journey with Jesus in
this world.
Faith is a
gift but at the same time faith is also given by Jesus to those who ask for it.
And one testament of a person who deserves the gift of faith is someone who
strives to know more about Jesus. And someone who endeavors to share his/her
faith about Jesus.
Do you want
to have an increase of faith? Try to know more about the life of Jesus and
don’t forget to share what you know about Jesus. – Marino J. Dasmarinas
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