Monday, December 03, 2018

Reflection for December 7, Friday; Saint Ambrose, Bishop and Doctor of the Church: Matthew 9:27-31

Gospel: Matthew 9:27-31

As Jesus passed by, two blind men followed him, crying out, “Son of David, have pity on us!” When he entered the house, the blind men approached him and Jesus said to them, “Do you believe that I can do this?” “Yes, Lord,” they said to him. Then he touched their eyes and said, “Let it be done for you according to your faith.” And their eyes were opened. Jesus warned them sternly, “See that no one knows about this.” But they went out and spread word of him through all that land.
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Reflection:
How strong is your faith in the Lord? Is it as strong like the two blind men in the gospel? The two blind men were healed by Jesus because their faith in Him was rock solid. Our strong faith in Jesus will bring us healing it will bring us inner peace that this world will not be able to give us.

What does this temporal world give us? It will give us wealth but not faith, it will give us power but not faith and it will give us popularity but not faith. This world will practically give us anything that we need to survive in this world.

But we were not created for this world, this world only serves as our temporal dwelling because eventually we will die. After we die we leave behind whatever we have in this world. So, where would we go if we have no faith in the Lord?  

It is only through Jesus that we can have faith, the same faith that the two blind men had. This is the reason why their eyes were opened and healed courtesy of their deep faith in Jesus.

How is your faith in the Lord? – Marino J. Dasmarinas

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