Reflection for Wednesday, 15th week in Ordinary Time 

By

Fr. Aloysius Santiago sdb
Assistant Parish Priest,Manjeshwar,Kasargod

 Gospel Passage 


 Matthew 11:25-27 

Jesus exclaimed, ‘I bless you, Father, Lord of heaven and of earth, for hiding these things from the learned and the clever and revealing them to mere children. Yes, Father, for that is what it pleased you to do. Everything has been entrusted to me by my Father; and no one knows the Son except the Father, just as no one knows the Father except the Son and those to whom the Son chooses to reveal him.’

 Reflection on the Readings 

The Scriptures are full of unlikely heroes. Jacob engaged in fraud and trickery to get what he wanted; David was as impulsive as he was zealous; Rahab was a prostitute and belonged to an enemy tribe; and Moses, whose story we begin today, was a murderer who struggled with a speech impediment. Each of these people seemed unfit to serve the Lord, yet each one ended up playing a profound role in salvation history.

While we may view these people as heroes of the faith, we should never forget where and who they were when the Lord first called them. They are proof that, again and again, God chooses people who seem the most unlikely and least equipped rather than the candidates we might be more inclined to select instead. And praise God that this is true! It means there is hope for each of us!

Does it mean that If you are a follower of Jesus that you are not wise and intelligent ? Actually, it’s quite the opposite. 

To be a follower of Jesus is to be truly wise and intelligent.

This is what Jesus is saying here... There are people who think they’re smart, but they’re not really smart in God’s eyes.

Then the question is ... Who are smart in God's eye.

Jesus speaks of INFANTS.

They are helpless on their own and are dependent on someone else.

Here Jesus says that the Father has revealed the truths of the kingdom of God to those who are like little children, who are like infants, who know that they need someone to help them.

Are you like the wise and the intelligent, or are you like the infant ?

Do you think you have things figured out whats best for u ? 

Or, do you know that you need Jesus and His grace and without Him you can do nothing.

When we feel that the Lord might be calling us to a particular task or to a life of greater love or holiness, we may be tempted to echo Moses’ response: “Who am I” that God should use me (Exodus 3:11)? Like Moses, we might argue that our mistakes, weaknesses, or lack of experience makes us unfit for service. But this is precisely why God calls us! He delights in using ordinary people to accomplish His extraordinary plan. He chooses the foolish, the weak, and the obscure to carry out His will (1 Corinthians 1:27-28). Just look at the Virgin Mary: she considered herself among “the lowly,” and yet God chose her and lifted her up (Luke 1:52)!

God has a beautiful plan for your life. He invites you to share His goodness with the world. He will use your strengths, and even your weaknesses, to lead people closer to Him. You don’t need to ask, “But who am I?” Instead, let the Spirit remind you: God has chosen you - and He always pours out grace on those He chooses! That means you can respond just as our Blessed Mother did: “May it be done to me according to Your Word” (Luke 1:38).


Good Morning

God bless you

Have a lovely day