Gospel: Matthew 11:25-30
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 little ones. 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.
"Come to me, all you who labor and are burdened, and I will give you
rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am meek and humble of
heart; and you will find rest for yourselves. For my yoke is easy, and my
burden light."
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Reflection:
Do we want to grow in faith? God requires us only one thing; none other
than to have the virtue of humility. Humility means that we trust God like how
a little child trust his parents. Humility means that we don’t question the
ways of God in our life even if HIS ways are sometimes not we would want it to
be.
We simply bow in submission and follow HIS own will for our lives.
But, how would we know the will of God? We must at all times be humble for it’s
though our humility that we are able to discerns God’s will for us. A person
who is not humble would never discern God’s will; he will only know his own
will for himself.
Who are those who go to Jesus to be relieve of the burdens of this world?
Who are those who sincerely ask Jesus to help them carry their heavy loads in
this world? Who are those who find their rest in Jesus alone? They all are the
humble ones; they go to Jesus in humility and by doing so they find true rest
they find someone who will help them find relief from the burdens of this
world.
During this Solemnity of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus let us
reflect on Jesus' humble heart. Let us pray that the good Lord will also
transform our hearts to become like the humble Sacred Heart of Jesus. For Humility
is the gateway to know Jesus deeply and humility is the only means for Jesus to
come into our life.
Are we humble? – Marino J. Dasmarinas
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