Reflection for, WEDNESDAY, 13th Week, Ordinary Time.

Today's Word

By


Fr. Aloysius Santiago sdb
Rector and Parish Priest
Don Bosco Shrine
Lingarajapuram, Bangalore

Mathew 8 : 29

And behold, they cried out, “What have you to do with us, O Son of God? Have you come here to torment us before the time?”


Today's Reflection

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, selfish, greedy, 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.

we see in today’s Gospel passage is the repulsion and disgust for Jesus…

This repulsion is displayed by two groups:


The two demoniacs

The people of the town

And this repulsion is characterised by a singular word – “begging”


The demoniacs BEGGED Him, “If you drive us out, send us into the herd of swine” (Mt 8: 31)

There upon the whole town came to meet Jesus, and when they say Him, they BEGGED Him to leave their district” (Mt 8: 34)

The demoniacs couldn’t stand the Holiness and Power of the Lord and so they “begged” Him to cast them into the swine

The people of the town – we are not very sure, what exactly were their reasons – too had a repulsion to the Lord and “begged” Him to leave their district.

In both the cases, one thing is clear: Holiness was opposed and was found repulsive by evil forces!


Where there is Holiness, evil cannot stand!

Where there is Sanctity, satan finds it unbearable!


This then, makes it imperative on our part, as Christians, to embrace ourselves closer into holiness and immerse ourselves deeper into the power of God!

Evil is a reality…

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.


Resolution

Let's resolve to  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 safe day