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Friday, June 19, 2020

Reflection for Sunday June 21, Twelfth Sunday in Ordinary Time: Matthew 10:26-33


Gospel: Matthew 10:26-33
Jesus said to the Twelve: "Fear no one. Nothing is concealed that will not be revealed, nor secret that will not be known. What I say to you in the darkness, speak in the light; what you hear whispered, proclaim on the housetops. And do not be afraid of those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul; rather, be afraid of the one who can destroy both soul and body in Gehenna. Are not two sparrows sold for a small coin? Yet not one of them falls to the ground without your Father's knowledge. Even all the hairs of your head are counted. So do not be afraid; you are worth more than many sparrows. Everyone who acknowledges me before others I will acknowledge before my heavenly Father. But whoever denies me before others, I will deny before my heavenly Father."
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Reflection:
Jesus told the apostles as He sends them off to spread the gospel: ““Fear no one. Nothing is concealed that will not be revealed, nor secret that will not be known. What I say to you in the darkness, speak in the light; what you hear whispered, proclaim on the housetops. And do not be afraid of those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul; rather, be afraid of the one who can destroy both soul and body in Gehenna” (Matthew 10:26-28)

This call of Jesus to not be afraid is very timely for us today because many of us are so afraid of getting sick of Covid-19. But why be afraid if Jesus is with us? We have nothing to fear if the Lord is with us we simply have to be careful and we leave everything to Jesus.

It’s so easy to say that we are followers of Jesus but it’s another story when we are called to witness for the Lord no matter what it may cost us. Why? Because our witness for the Lord often times have limitations. We witness for the Lord when it’s comfortable for us to do so. Or when it favors us but when it’s not comfortable and it doesn’t favor us we hide to secure ourselves.  

True followers would find courage to conquer their fears. And this courage they would only find if they have a strong and personal relationship with the Lord. We are therefore called to continue our witness for the Lord in the midst of this Covid-19 pandemic. Not to continue carelessly but to continue in a calculated and careful manner.

The enemy is unseen, powerful and can kill us anytime. Believe it not,  this Covid-19 pandemic is obviously an instrument of satan to sow fear within us and to make us afraid to live and share the gospel. But we will forge on because the Lord is telling us not to be afraid.    

Majority of the apostles were the perfect witness for Christ, they feared no one they followed Him championing His teachings until their very last gasp of breath. The Martyrs of the church did the same they shed their blood for the mission of Jesus. They spoke the truth, they were not afraid to die for their love of Jesus and His mission.

This is also the clarion call for us let us not be afraid to continue creatively sharing the gospel of the Lord using social media. Let us conquer our fear of this Covid-19 pandemic and continue to live our faith for the Lord is always with us. – Marino J. Dasmarinas

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