Gospel: Matthew 12:46-50
While Jesus was speaking to the crowds, his mother and his brothers
appeared outside, wishing to speak with him. Someone told him, “Your mother and
your brothers are standing outside, asking to speak with you.” But he said in
reply to the one who told him, “Who is my mother? Who are my brothers?” And
stretching out his hand toward his disciples, he said, “Here are my mother and
my brothers. For whoever does the will of my heavenly Father is my brother, and
sister, and mother.
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Reflection:
Who doesn’t want to be a relative of Jesus? Everyone of us of course
wants to be Jesus’ relative. From the beginning and up until now God desires us
to be His relative. God doesn’t want us to be distant from Him, as much as
possible He wants us to always be close to Him.
But to be a relative or to be close to Jesus is not easy picking. You
have to do your part to become a relative of Jesus. And this part that you have
to do is for you to faithfully follow the will of God. You may ask, what is the
will of God for myself? The will of God for you is to follow His commandments
(Exodus 20:1-17). To do good and to find time to spread the good news. Are you
able to faithfully follow this will of God?
Adam and Eve were initially close to God until they disobeyed His will
not to eat the fruit of the tree of life. Adam and Eve sinned against God by
following the devious scheming of the devil (Genesis 3:1-24). Therefore both of
them were separated from God.
The decision is yours to take, if you want to become a relative of Jesus
you simply have to follow God’s will. If you want to get close to the evil one,
sin and disobey God’s commandments. But take the wise choice no other than to
follow God’s will.
You will not only become a relative of Jesus if you follow the will of
God, It will also save you from so many problems. It will save you too from the
sharp and hellish clutches of the devil. Be discerning because the devil always
hides his evil scheming through attractive and tempting things. – Marino J.
Dasmarinas
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