Gospel: Matthew 11:25-27
At that time Jesus exclaimed: “I give praise to you, Father, Lord of
heaven and earth, for although you have hidden these things from the wise and
the learned you have revealed them to the childlike. Yes, Father, such has been
your gracious will. All things have been handed over to me by my Father. No one
knows the Son except the Father, and no one knows the Father except the Son and
anyone to whom the Son wishes to reveal him.”
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Reflection:
What is the life of Jesus? It’s a life of simplicity, prayer and
humility.
Simplicity is synonymous with humility and this is the life of Jesus,
this ought to be our life too. Jesus even if He was equal with God. Jesus
always found time also to pray regularly to the Father: To communicate
with Him, unburden to Him and praise Him. This we ought to do also.
To grow in wisdom, we need to be simple and humble. God doesn’t want
self-righteous, self-centered and ego tripper personalities. Unknown to us, if
we are simple and humble we are also creating a fertile environment for God to
come and dwell in our heart. Unknown to us our simplicity and humility radiates
through our persona and this is felt by those whom we encounter.
As what Jesus did, it is very important that we reserve time for God to
talk to Him and feel His presence in the stillness of our hearts and minds.
This will strengthen our bond with God. A good point to start is to have a
prayer time every morning upon waking up.
It’s here where our minds are still fresh and not yet cluttered by the
daily worries of life. The same thing at night when we are about to sleep, let
us also pray and talk to God. We thank HIM for the day that HE gave us and we
humbly ask HIM to be with us as we take our temporary rest at night.
If we think we don’t have yet the virtue of humility let us be patient
and continue to ask the good Lord to bless us with the grace of humility. For its
only through our humility that we will know God and HIS great plan for us.
Do you live humility and do you always find time for Jesus? – Marino J.
Dasmarinas
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