Gospel: Matthew 9:32-38
A demoniac who could not
speak was brought to Jesus, and when the demon was driven out the mute man
spoke. The crowds were amazed and said, “Nothing like this has ever been seen
in Israel.” But the Pharisees said, “He drives out demons by the prince of
demons.”
Jesus went around to all
the towns and villages, teaching in their synagogues, proclaiming the Gospel of
the Kingdom, and curing every disease and illness. At the sight of the crowds,
his heart was moved with pity for them because they were troubled and
abandoned, like sheep without a shepherd. Then he said to his disciples, “The
harvest is abundant but the laborers are few; so ask the master of the harvest
to send out laborers for his harvest.”
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Reflection:
How does the gospel speak
to you today? Does it tell you that you need to do something for the kingdom of
God? Jesus tells the disciples in our gospel and He tells this to you too! “The
harvest is abundant but the laborers are few (Matthew 9:37)”.
Indeed, the harvest is
abundant yet those who venture to volunteer their time for God’s kingdom are
still few. We don’t know the reason behind but perhaps we could guess that we
have become very materialistic. We devote our entire time for our own glory in
this world. So we forget that there is a much greater purpose and glory beyond
this world that awaits us and that is the kingdom of God.
When we are near death
already the labors that we have given to this world will not matter anymore. We
will not think about how big our bank accounts. We will not think about
our many worldly achievements.
What we will be thinking
about is the status of our soul after we die. This is what confronts a dying
person: The status of his/her soul after it departs from his/her body.
Therefore to avoid this dilemma let us do something for the advancement of the
kingdom of God in this world.
Any effort that we do
today for God no matter how small for so long as we sincerely do it for His
greater glory. Will be permanently etched in the heart of God and will
become our passport to heaven when our departure time comes. - Marino J.
Dasmarinas
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