Gospel: Matthew 11:2-11
When John the Baptist heard in prison of the works of the Christ, he sent
his disciples to Jesus with this question, “Are you the one who is to come, or
should we look for another?” Jesus said to them in reply, “Go and tell
John what you hear and see: the blind regain their sight, the lame walk, lepers
are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, and the poor have the good
news proclaimed to them. And blessed is the one who takes no offense at me.”
As they were going off, Jesus began to speak to the crowds about John,
“What did you go out to the desert to see? A reed swayed by the wind? Then what
did you go out to see? Someone dressed in fine clothing? Those who wear fine
clothing are in royal palaces. Then why did you go out? To see a prophet? Yes,
I tell you, and more than a prophet. This is the one about whom it is written:
Behold, I am sending my messenger ahead of you; he will prepare your way before
you. Amen, I say to you, among those born of women there has been none greater
than John the Baptist; yet the least in the kingdom of heaven is greater than
he.
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Reflection:
The story is told about a man who was looking for the presence of Jesus
in his life. So, he went to the highest mountain with the hope of finding
Jesus but he did not find Jesus there. He again went to the most majestic
church with the hope of finding Jesus but he again did not find Jesus
there.
Are you looking for
Jesus’ presence in your life? Many of us are still looking for the presence of
the Lord in our lives. But the Lord is with us already we only fail to
recognize it because many of us are enslaved by the things of this
world.
We are with the Lord
when we pray, we are with the Lord when we go to Holy Mass. We are with the
Lord when we read and allow the words of the bible to speak to us. And there
are many more manifestations of the Lord's presence in our life which we fail to
recognize.
When John the Baptist heard in prison of the
works of the Christ, he sent his disciples to Jesus with this question, “Are
you the one who is to come, or should we look for another?” Jesus said to them
in reply, “Go and tell John what you hear and see: the blind regain their
sight, the lame walk, lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised,
and the poor have the good news proclaimed to them. (Matthew 11:2-5)
By telling John’s disciples
about the things that He does. Jesus was in effect telling the followers of
John that there’s no more need to look for that somebody that is to come
because He is already there in their midst.
Jesus is already in
our midst as well we therefore have to rejoice and not be worried about the
many problems that we encounter. We simply have to learn to trust Him more than we trust ourselves. We
simply have to learn to submit everything to Him and we simply have to learn to
always call on Him.
Do you already discern the
Lord’s presence in your life? - Marino
J. Dasmarinas
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