Gospel: Mark 7:31-37
He put his finger into the man’s ears and, spitting,
touched his tongue; then he looked up to heaven and groaned, and said to him,
“Ephphatha!”— that is, “Be opened!” — And immediately the man’s ears were
opened, his speech impediment was removed, and he spoke plainly.
He ordered them not to tell anyone. But the more he
ordered them not to, the more they proclaimed it. They were exceedingly
astonished and they said, “He has done all things well. He makes the deaf hear
and the mute speak.”
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Reflection:
How do you react when people praise you for the things
that you've done and achieved? Do you gloat over it? Does it increase your
sense of self-worth? Do you feel proud and feel that you are head and shoulders
above others? These reactions are for those people who have a very high regard
for themselves.
Those who are humble when they are praised for the
things that they’ve done and achieved would point to God by saying: Thanks be
to God, or Praise God. They would always deflect the credit out of themselves
and give the glory to God.
Let us look at the gospel and see the humble actions
of Jesus when He was asked to heal the sick man. Instead of healing the sick
man in front of the crowd. He took him away from the crowd then He cured him
just the two of them. Afterwards, He told the healed man not to tell
anyone.
Many of us, when we've done something worthy, would
want the whole world to know about it. This is the reason why several of us
always post pictures/videos on Facebook and other social media platforms, which
show that we're doing or have achieved something, so that we would have a
positive image.
But not Jesus, He would always be non-assuming,
self-effacing and low profile. How about you? – Marino J.
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