Gospel: Matthew 10:16-23
(Jesus said to the twelve Apostles) “Behold, I am sending you like sheep
in the midst of wolves; so be shrewd as serpents and simple as doves. But
beware of men, for they will hand you over to courts and scourge you in their
synagogues, and you will be led before governors and kings for my sake as a
witness before them and the pagans. When they hand you over, do not worry about
how you are to speak or what you are to say.
You will be given at that moment what you are to say. For it will not be
you who speak but the Spirit of your Father speaking through you. Brother will
hand over brother to death, and the father his child; children will rise up
against parents and have them put to death. You will be hated by all because of
my name, but whoever endures to the end will be saved. When they persecute you
in one town, flee to another. Amen, I say to you, you will not finish the towns
of Israel before the Son of Man comes.”
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Reflection:
How far would we go for our love for Jesus? Would we be willing to give our
life so that HIS teachings would continue to live and spread in the hearts of our
fellowmen?
Jesus needs us today more than any other time because today we see the
world being slowly enveloped by the culture of secularization. What are we
going to do about this tilting shift toward secularization? Are we just going
to stand idly, do nothing and be indifferent to the mission of Jesus?
If we do nothing because we are afraid to embrace sacrifice and
persecution, what will happen to this world? This world will eventually be
ruled and populated by people who are not anymore worshippers of God.
Just look and observe, abortion is prevalent even legal in many countries
same as with divorce. Why are these incidents happening now? Because many are
afraid to give their life in the service of Jesus many of us now have the
mindset of apathy (I am only concerned with my family and my own welfare).
Our indifference towards the mission of Jesus contributes to the
degeneration of the value formation of the people of this world. We must
wake-up and do our part (No matter how small) to continue to spread the values
and teachings of Jesus in this world. We do this not for our own sake anymore
we do this for the sake of the future generation which now belongs to our
children.
Just imagine children growing up with a scant idea of who Jesus is? What
would happen to them when they grow up and have their own family? – Marino J.
Dasmarinas
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