Gospel: Luke 12:49-53
From now on a household of five will be
divided, three against two and two against three; a father will be divided
against his son and a son against his father, a mother against her daughter and
a daughter against her mother, a mother-in-law against her daughter-in-law and
a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law.
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Reflection:
The story is
told about a man who rebuked his wayward
sister for not living her life properly. While in the process of reprimand the
sister angrily walked out from his brother. She told him not to meddle in her
life and to mind his own life not hers.. By having the courage to correct a
wayward behavior the brother unexpectedly created enmity and an enemy for
himself.
This is the reality of a life with Jesus there would
be times that we would be hated and ostracized by our fellowmen for doing what
is right. But we must not be bothered by these temporal difficult circumstances
in our lives. We must always have the courage to speak out and correct a
wayward behavior no matter what the cost because this is part of our mission as
followers of Christ.
If we would not correct a wrong behavior and just go
with the flow even if it’s wrong. We are betraying Christ and sad to say, we
are not also a true follower of Christ. For the simple reason that we are
afraid to create an enemy for the sake of Jesus Christ.
We will always pay a worldly price that is sometimes
painful to accept for the sake of our passionate discipleship for Jesus. We may
even temporarily or even permanently create enemies or lose friends and even
relatives for HIS sake.
But let us not be afraid of having frayed relationships for the sake of our faithful disciples for Jesus. Because we are already complete if we have Jesus in our life. – Marino J. Dasmarinas
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