Gospel: John 15:18-21
Jesus said to his disciples: “If the world hates you, realize that it hated
me first. If you belonged to the world, the world would love its own; but
because you do not belong to the world and I have chosen you out of the world,
the world hates you. Remember the word I spoke to you, ‘No slave is greater
than his master.’ If they persecuted me, they will also persecute you. If they
kept my word, they will also keep yours. And they will do all these things to
you on account of my name, because they do not know the one who sent me.
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Reflection:
What does it mean to be hated by this world? We would be hated by this
world if we would have the courage to go against the false teachings of this
world. For example, if we would have the courage to say no to anything that is
not good and sinful. Or if we suddenly have the enlightenment to say no to
anyone who brings us nothing but worldliness and sin.
There comes a point in our life that we have to make a decision. Should
we decide to take the side of God or follow this world and live a life away
from God? The best decision is to follow God and discard anyone who brings us
nothing but worldliness and sinfulness. This is for the reason that worldliness
and sin will bring nothing but emptiness and misery in our lives.
Let us not be afraid to follow God, let us not be afraid to sacrifice
this world for our love for God. For this is always the right decision to do.
We can never go wrong with God and nobody has been misled by following God.
If we choose to follow God over this world, we would experience something
that we have not experienced before. And this is the guiding light and
protection of God in our lives. – Marino J. Dasmarinas
Dear Fr your Gospel reflections are down to earth and very much connected to our day today life, easy to understand and those read your Gospel reflections surely they will draw inspiration to assess their lives and they will strive to mend their ways. I love your reflections and without fail a I read it and take help for my gospel reflections as well. Keep doing this good work, it's a gift indeed to you by God to communicate Gods word in simmpl language. Keep it up . Fr. Melwin MSIJ
ReplyDeleteThanks Fr. Melwin for your kind words. I am not a priest I am an ordinary layman. God bless!
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