Gospel: Matthew 10:1-7
The names of the Twelve Apostles are
these: first, Simon called Peter, and his brother Andrew; James, the son of
Zebedee, and his brother John; Philip and Bartholomew, Thomas and Matthew the
tax collector; James, the son of Alphaeus, and Thaddeus; Simon the Cananean,
and Judas Iscariot who betrayed Jesus.
Jesus sent
out these Twelve after instructing them thus, “Do not go into pagan territory
or enter a Samaritan town. Go rather to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.
As you go, make this proclamation: ‘The Kingdom of heaven is at hand.
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Reflection:
Where does
the Kingdom of Heaven lie?
It lies within
us and has been with us since we were baptized. But we may ask, if the Kingdom
of Heaven is within us, why is life still full of challenges and problems? This
is because we refuse to live our lives according to God’s will for us.
Thus, we live
our life according to our own will and not according to God’s will. For
example, there is a temptation to sin; instead of confronting that sin so that
it would not temp us again we instead allow that temptation to capture
us.
So what
happens when we live our life according to our own terms? We open our life to
many problems, problems that we could actually avoid if we only live our life
according to the will of God.
It’s not
difficult to know God’s will for us, by going to Holy Mass we will begin to
discern God’s will for our life. By reading our bible we will discern the will
of God for us. By our frequent interactions with Jesus through our prayers we
will discern the will of God. And we would have a deeper friendship with
the Lord.
Many of
us are lost in this world and lack an awareness of the Kingdom of Heaven
because we are not always in touch with Jesus. – Marino J. Dasmarinas
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