Gospel: Matthew 9:14-17
No one patches an old cloak with a piece of unshrunken cloth, for its fullness pulls away from the cloak and the tear gets worse. People do not put new wine into old wineskins. Otherwise the skins burst, the wine spills out, and the skins are ruined. Rather, they pour new wine into fresh wineskins, and both are preserved.”
It
is Jesus. Only He can make us whole. The possessions, achievements, and power
of this world, no matter how great or impressive they may be, can never satisfy
the deepest longings of our hearts. Our wealth and influence will never give us
lasting peace or true fulfillment. If we allow them to take God's rightful place
in our lives, they may even lead us away from Him and ultimately destroy us.
Nothing
in this world can fill our longing for God because our hearts were created for
Him alone. The more we cling to worldly things instead of to the Lord, the
farther we drift from His loving presence. But when we choose to draw near to
Jesus, we discover the joy, peace, and completeness that only He can give.
John’s
disciples asked Jesus, “Why do we and the Pharisees fast much, but
your disciples do not fast?” Jesus answered them, “Can the
wedding guests mourn as long as the bridegroom is with them?” The wedding
guests represent the followers of Jesus, and the bridegroom is Jesus Himself.
Just
as the guests at a wedding banquet rejoice while the bridegroom is with them,
so it is with us. When we live in the presence of Jesus, our hearts are
renewed, filled with joy, and made complete. We begin to leave behind our old
sinful ways and everything that separates us from God. As we continue to walk
with Him each day, He transforms us little by little into the people He created
us to be.
We
also surrender our fears about what tomorrow may bring because we know that
Jesus walks with us. Even when the future is uncertain, His faithful presence
gives us the courage to trust rather than to fear. In Him, our anxiety is
replaced with hope, our weakness with strength, and our emptiness with the
fullness of His love. What remains in our hearts is a steadfast faith in our
Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.
Today,
let us honestly ask ourselves: Are we still searching for completeness in the temporary things of
this world, or have we entrusted our whole lives to Jesus, the only One who can
truly satisfy our hearts?
May we choose each day to remain close to Him, for only in His presence do
we find the fullness of life, abiding joy, and lasting peace.— Marino J.
Dasmarinas
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