Reflection for TUESDAY, 20th Week, Ordinary Time.
By
Fr. Aloysius Santiago sdb
Rector and Parish Priest
Don Bosco Shrine
Lingarajapuram, Bangalore
Today's Word
Mathew 19:29-30
And everyone who has left houses or brothers or sisters or father or mother or wife or children or fields for my sake will receive a hundred times as much and will inherit eternal life. But many who are first will be last, and many who are last will be first.
Today's Reflection
God has made mankind in His image. God also endowed mankind with intellect and will, so that mankind stands at the apex of God's creation.
With intellect, mankind is entrusted with the responsibility of developing and enhancing creation to its full potential for the glory of God.
But with free will and freedom of choice, mankind has to make the decision as to whether the world and all that is in it will be for the glory of God.
Or will it be for him to exploit and misuse and abuse.
It is not just mankind at large, but it also comes down to each of us.
For all that we see that is wrong in the world, we may think that it is beyond us, and almost impossible for us, to make any change for the better.
But what is impossible for man is not impossible for God; everything is possible for God.
As we heard in the 1st reading, God chose the weakest and the least in the person of Gideon to rescue Israel from the power of the enemy.
Resolution
Let's resolve to know what God's will is for us, and may we carry it faithfully, so that we can truly be who God has created.
GOD BLESS YOU 🙏
Good morning. Have a nice safe day