Gospel: Luke 9:51-56
On the way they entered a Samaritan village to
prepare for his reception there, but they would not welcome him because the
destination of his journey was Jerusalem. When the disciples James and John saw
this they asked, “Lord, do you want us to call down fire from heaven to consume
them?” Jesus turned and rebuked them, and they journeyed to another village.
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Reflection:
Would you open the door of your house to Jesus?
The Samaritans did not welcome Jesus because they did
not know Him well. If only they knew Him they would have welcomed Him even if
He was going to Jerusalem. But they did not know Him that’s why they refused to
be hospitable to Him.
There are some problematic individuals who decide to
end their life by way of committing suicide. Why? Because they do not know
Jesus, if only they know Jesus they would have not committed that grievous
sin.
We miss so many blessings when we do not fully know
the Lord. For example, the blessing of hope, the blessing of love, the blessing
of understanding, humility, peacefulness, companionship and many more. These
are but a few of the many blessings that we miss when we do not know Jesus that
well.
But how do we come to know Jesus? We must read the
Bible, especially the first four books of the New Testament. We should also
make it a point to attend the celebration of the Eucharist or Holy Mass
regularly, particularly on Sundays. By doing these acts of faith, slowly but
surely, the eyes of our faith will be opened to the friendship of Jesus.
But how about those who do not know Jesus? How would
they know Jesus? We have to share Jesus and we have to live His teachings so
that through us they will know Jesus. To know Jesus is still not enough we have
to share Him and we have to live what we know about Him.
Do you want to live a more meaningful life? If your answer is yes, you therefore have to share and live Jesus. – Marino J. Dasmarinas
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