Reflection for FRIDAY, 25th Week, Ordinary Time.

By

  Fr. Aloysius Santiago sdb
Director, Social Action Movement, Don Bosco Bidar

 Today's Gospel Verses 


 Luke 9:18-22


 Once when Jesus was praying in private and his disciples were with him, he asked them, “Who do the crowds say I am?” 

 They replied, “Some say John the Baptist; others say Elijah; and still others, that one of the prophets of long ago has come back to life.” 

 “But what about you?” he asked. “Who do you say I am?” 

 Peter answered, “God’s Messiah.” 

 Jesus Predicts His Death

Jesus strictly warned them not to tell this to anyone. And he said, “The Son of Man must suffer many things and be rejected by the elders, the chief priests and the teachers of the law, and he must be killed and on the third day be raised to life.” 

Today's Reflection 


Having to do spring-cleaning or tidying up the place can be burdensome for people who are not that particular about arranged neatness.

Some may be like an “absent-minded professor” who leaves things everywhere, but still somehow they will be able to find the things they need to get the job done.

When it comes to cleaning or tidying up, some may have a regular schedule and hence their environment is usually neat.

Some will know that cleaning and tidying up is necessary but just couldn’t find the time to do so.

But a time will come when the necessary needs to be done, and things just happen and the cleaning and tidying up will go full speed ahead.

The 1st reading talks about such a time, as it says that there is a season for everything, a time for every occupation under heaven.

The 1st reading reminds us that everything happen in God’s time, as it says that “all that God does is apt for its time”.

In the gospel, the time came for Jesus to ask His disciples about their opinion of Him.

They could be uncertain at that time, but they will be certain and clear when the time came for them to put their faith and trust in Jesus.

We too may have our doubts and questions about our faith. 

The journey of faith would also require us to do some cleaning and tidying up of our lives.

When the time comes, we will be clear and certain about who Jesus is and what God’s will is for us.


  GOD BLESS YOU

Good morning. Have a nice day.