Gospel: John 15:18-21
Remember the word I spoke to you, 'No slave is greater
than his master.' If they persecuted me, they will also persecute you. If they
kept my word, they will also keep yours. And they will do all these things to
you on account of my name, because they do not know the one who sent me."
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Reflection:
The story is told of a worldly and sinful man who, by the grace of God, experienced an unexpected spiritual awakening. It began when he opened his long-neglected Bible and was drawn to this passage: “You do not belong to the world” (John 15:19).
Upon reading these words, something stirred within him. He began to abhor every sin he had been committing, and he turned away completely from his worldly companions—those who once influenced him to sin. Because of the radical change in his life, they mocked him and said he had lost his mind.
Indeed, this world will hate us. Even those we once called friends may turn against us the moment we choose to follow Christ wholeheartedly. But we need not fear such rejection. As long as we walk with Jesus, we are never truly alone. As the Scriptures remind us: “If God is with us, who can be against us?” (Romans 8:31)
Choosing not to belong to this world requires courage and conviction, for it often means letting go of temporary comforts and worldly pleasures. Yet it is a choice filled with eternal reward. For if we have God, we have everything. If we have God, we possess peace that surpasses all understanding. And if we have God, we are assured of the joy of heaven one day. – Marino J. Dasmarinas
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