FRIDAY 14TH WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME
YEAR II
Hosea 14:2-10, Matthew 10:16-23
As Christians, many of us live a
care free life, not because we do not care about the various dangers we are
exposed to everyday, but because we have entrusted our lives to God. When we
pray about what we want, we believe that God has answered us and the result
will be made manifest at his own time. We do not panic when things seem not to
go the way we think they should.
As we continue to reflect on the
words of Jesus to his Apostles who he is sending out on his mission, we see a
call to a total surrender of our wills and intellect to God.
Jesus tells his Apostles that
they should not think that working in his vineyard and preaching the word of
God is a very rosy endeavour. They are going to preach to people among whom are
like wolves who will not listen to the word of God and would want to devour
them. They are therefore called to be wise in dealing with the people because
the devil can use some people to ensure their destruction. This is what we are
all to hearken as Christians. Nevertheless, no matter how wise and careful we
are, some things may still happen which we did not plan for. Jesus therefore
assures his Apostles as he assures us today, that he will be there with us on
our days of troubles which we encounter in our quest for his work. We should
not bother what to say or do to defend ourselves, he himself will supply the
words and defend us.
This is also the message of the
prophet Hosea in the first reading of today. Sometimes we think that we have
achieved something because we are very wise and careful. If only we know the
unseen battles God fights for us. May God give us the grace to be conscious of
his presence in our lives. Amen.
Fr Michael Osatofoh Eninlejie MSP
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