Gospel: Luke 6:20-26
Raising his eyes toward his disciples Jesus said:
“Blessed are you who are poor, for the Kingdom of God is yours. Blessed
are you who are now hungry, for you will be satisfied. Blessed are you who are
now weeping, for you will laugh. Blessed are you when people hate you, and when
they exclude and insult you, and denounce your name as evil on account of the
Son of Man.
Rejoice and leap for joy on that day! Behold, your reward will be great
in heaven. For their ancestors treated the prophets in the same way.
But woe to you who are rich, for you have received your consolation. But
woe to you who are filled now, for you will be hungry. Woe to you who laugh
now, for you will grieve and weep. Woe to you when all speak well of you, for
their ancestors treated the false prophets in this way.
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Reflection:
Imagine Jesus reading to you the gospel for today. How would you feel?
Would you feel blessed?
The poor, hungry, weeping, hated and insulted are blessed by Jesus. No
matter what others may say about them they are blessed by Jesus. But human as
we are we hunger for the luxuries of life, who would not want worldly luxuries?
But if these luxuries would bring us away from Jesus and would bring us
to embrace this world and eventually sin. What benefit would it give us? Would
we still embrace it? We must be discerning at all times because the devil
is always actively seeking us to snatch us away from the love of Jesus.
If you are poor in the eyes of this world yet you have Jesus in your
heart, then you’re the richest and most blessed person in this world. Why?
Because you choose to center your life in Jesus the same Jesus who will bring
you to heaven someday. – Marino J. Dasmarinas
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