Reflection for WEDNESDAY, 13th Week, Ordinary Time
By
Fr. Aloysius Santiago sdb
Assistant Parish Priest,Manjeshwar,Kasargod
Reflective Reading of the Word of God
Matthew 8:28-34
The Gadarene swine
When Jesus reached the country of the Gadarenes on the other side of the lake, two demoniacs came towards him out of the tombs – creatures so fierce that no one could pass that way. They stood there shouting, ‘What do you want with us, Son of God? Have you come here to torture us before the time?’ Now some distance away there was a large herd of pigs feeding, and the devils pleaded with Jesus, ‘If you cast us out, send us into the herd of pigs.’ And he said to them, ‘Go then’, and they came out and made for the pigs; and at that the whole herd charged down the cliff into the lake and perished in the water. The swineherds ran off and made for the town, where they told the whole story, including what had happened to the demoniacs. At this the whole town set out to meet Jesus; and as soon as they saw him they implored him to leave the neighbourhood.
Reflection on the Readings
It shouldn't come as a surprise to say that in life we will meet some unpleasant persons.
Unpleasant may not be the only adjective to describe these persons.
Some can be unkind, jealous, selfish, greedy, bossy or even malicious and vicious.
We certainly won't want to go near them or have anything to do with them.
In the gospel, when Jesus reached the country of Gadarenes, two demoniacs came towards Him and were shouting at Him.
Jesus could have turned and walked away. But He came to look for and to save those who were lost.
We may not have demoniacs coming our way but we will certainly come across despicable people.
It would be easy to walk away and don't bother about them.
But the least we could do is to pray for them.
nd if Jesus wants to send us to them, may we ask Jesus to make our hearts like His so that we will be able to show them the love of Jesus.
GOD BLESS YOU
Good morning. Have a nice day.