Reflection for July 19, Wednesday of the Fifteenth Week in Ordinary Time: Matthew 11:25-27

Gospel: Matthew 11:25-27

At that time Jesus exclaimed: “I give praise to you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, for although you have hidden these things from the wise and the learned you have revealed them to the childlike.  

Yes, Father, such has been your gracious will. All things have been handed over to me by my Father. No one knows the Son except the Father, and no one knows the Father except the Son and anyone to whom the Son wishes to reveal him.”

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Reflection:

The story is told about a man who was very serious in his desire to know God. So, what he did was he read every book that deals about God. But he was wondering how come that the more that he read books about God the more that God becomes distant to him? 

So he seek the advice of a wise man for enlightenment thus he was told by the wise man: Your dilemma is simple. You need to become more humble as you become more learned about God. You should put into your heart and not into your head whatever learning that you obtain from your readings. 

Do you want to discover more about the movement of God in our life? The secret word is humility: childlike humility; this is for the reason that the more childlike you become in front of God the more that you open yourself to His many graces. 

What is the demeanor of Jesus when He prays to God? Jesus is always humble before God, He doesn’t brag or boast anything about Himself. So, we too should always be humble for this is the secret for us to know more about God. -  Marino J. Dasmarinas