LOOK BACK & RECALL

We all have experiences in life that could make us realize that each of us is called by God for a mission and a purpose in life. We could never deny it if we would just be sensitive to the promptings of the Lord. These circumstances can be coupled with several confirmations not only in terms of people and situations we’ve encountered but most especially through the word of God in the scriptures. We could identify somehow with any of these bible characters because the bible is in fact not just the story of God but ourselves, too. If we look back, recall and assess our lives then we would definitely witness successive confirmations from the Lord which would leave us in awe and with no more room to doubt. There are no coincidences with the Lord even though we have been experiencing trials, difficulties and storms in life we must continue to believe that He is God and in control. He is able. There is no reason to be terrified if we have faith in God. God never stops in giving us the inspiration to keep on going and continue the good work He has done for all of us. We just have to follow the example of Abraham in today’s 1st reading who trusted and obeyed whatever God is telling him to do. Amen. Hallelujah!

Genesis 12:1-9
...“Go forth from the land of your kinsfolk and from your father’s house to a land that I will show you...


Our present situation may not be a perfect picture yet but we should all rejoice and be glad knowing that God was the one who chose us first and He will carry us through. Amen. Hallelujah!

P S A L M

Psalm 33:12-13. 18-19. 20 and 22
R: Blessed the people the Lord has chosen to be his own.
...Our soul waits for the LORD, who is our help and our shield, 22 May your kindness, O LORD, be upon us who have put our hope in you.

Let us always strive to do our best in committing ourselves to the work that God has entrusted to us. In our own personal lives whatever may be our situation we are all called to respond to God's call through the daily circumstances, situations and people that we meet in life and be guided always by the values and principles in today's gospel. We would be well if we will not forget but look back and recall the things that God has done in our lives and give back to God by answering His call, not holding back and daring to even go further and beyond what we think we are able to do. Our human tendencies make us judge wrongly. We tend to go by the standard of this world, our selfish desires and the temptations of the devil. These 3 things, the world, the flesh and the devil operate jointly to keep us from following the will of God in our life. The rules of this world are subject only to the exigencies of its nature which is purely external, material and physical. If we conform to the calling of this world we might find ourselves disposable and useless sooner than we think. This world of ours is friendly to the young, strong, wealthy and powerful. The moment they all cease to be then we'll find ourselves abandoned by the world. Our selfish desires feed only our ego and before we know it we are more hungry and empty than we used to be. The devil is so jealous of human beings that it is his mission to see us all rot in hell. He makes use of all his strategies and techniques to lure us in a very discreet way and before we know it we are already unable to get out of the trap we have fallen into. We must pray to God to keep our minds, eyes, ears, hearts and all other senses open to His grace. Amen. Hallelujah!

Matthew 7:1-5
1 Jesus said to his disciples: “Stop judging, that you may not be judged. 2 For as you judge, so will you be judged, and the measure with which you measure will be measured out to you. 3 Why do you notice the splinter in your brother’s eye, but do not perceive the wooden beam in your own eye? 4 How can you say to your brother, ‘Let me remove that splinter from your eye,’ while the wooden beam is in your eye? 5 You hypocrite, remove the wooden beam from your eye first; then you will see clearly to remove the splinter from your brother’s eye.”