Gospel: Luke 9:1-6
Jesus summoned the Twelve and gave them power and authority over all
demons and to cure diseases, and he sent them to proclaim the Kingdom of God
and to heal the sick. He said to them, “Take nothing for the journey, neither
walking stick, nor sack, nor food, nor money, and let no one take a second
tunic. Whatever house you enter, stay there and leave from there. And as for
those who do not welcome you, when you leave that town, shake the dust from
your feet in testimony against them.” Then they set out and went from village
to village proclaiming the good news and curing diseases everywhere.
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Reflection:
Do you depend on yourself or on God? These are the two basic questions
that we face up to everyday. What does it mean to depend on yourself? It means
that you rely on yourself alone. You depend on your own strength and
understanding and God has no place in your heart.
When you depend on God it doesn’t mean that you will relax. And let the
blessings of God come into your doorstep like the mailman putting your mail
into your mailbox. When you depend on God you simply do everything within your
power to have what you want or to achieve what you want. But at the end of the
day you humbly submit everything to the will of God and not to your own selfish
will.
When Jesus told the apostles to take nothing for their missionary journey
(Luke 9:3). Was He telling them to take nothing because everything that you
need will simply fall from heaven to your lap? Of course not! Jesus was rather
telling them to do what they were commissioned to do and not to worry because
He will use people of faith to provide for their provisions.
This is basically the same on how we live and share our own faith. We
don’t have to worry about anything. Because Jesus will provide for us for as
long as we work for the fulfillment of our own Baptismal mission which is to
help the Lord spread the Good News of our salvation.
Have you already done something to share Jesus and His teachings? - Marino J.
Dasmarinas
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