Deuteronomy 31:1-8
...Be brave and steadfast; have no fear or dread of
them,...for you must bring this people into the land which the LORD swore to
their fathers ...“The LORD himself goes before you and will be with you; he
will never leave you nor forsake you. Do not be afraid; do not be
discouraged.”
There is really nowhere else to go but to God. His greatness
is undeniable and displayed throughout all the ages. There is no doubt that
only He can make all things beautiful. Amen. Hallelujah!
P S A L M
Deuteronomy 32:3-4ab. 7. 8. 9 and 12
R: The portion of the Lord is his people.
3 For I will sing the LORD’s renown. Oh, proclaim the
greatness of our God! 4 The Rock — how faultless are his deeds, how right all
his ways! (R) 7 Think back on the days of old, reflect on the years of age upon
age. Ask your father and he will inform you, ask your elders and they will tell
you.
If we are just going to look back and recall all the things
that have happened in our life then we can never deny the presence of guardian
angels as spoken of in today's gospel. God always makes His messages known to
us in various ways but He confirms them to us too. God is assuring us that
there is no need to be afraid because He directs us always to the right path
and if ever we are led astray He constantly searches for us to lead us back to
Him. We should remain eternally trusting in our faith in God as a child is with
his/her parents. It is faith that must become the foundation of all that we do.
God wants to clearly make a stress on this point that He is always with us and
knows our deepest thoughts and concerns. If we are just going to look back and
recall all the things that have happened in our life then we can never deny the
presence of guardian angels as spoken of in today's gospel. There is this very
interesting detail I read with regards to the instinctual behavior of oriental
breed sheep whenever they get lost. According to this study, upon sensing such
a misfortune, they stop their frantic wandering and just stay still. Instead of
searching the right way on their own, they prefer to sit still and just wait
instead until they are found by the shepherd. This somehow explains how Jesus
in today's parable left the 99 in search of the astray. In our own lives we,
too experience being lost and led astray. Sometimes we are too wrapped up in
our problems and miseries that we just kept on searching for ways and means to
get out of it. The more we do this the more exhausted we become and the less
likely we find a solution. God our Father and Good Shepherd knows exactly what
we are going through and He already figured out what to do. Instead of relying
on our own efforts which are obviously no match for God's plan and design we
might as well stop our frantic wandering and just stay still if we want God to
find us. Another interesting message in today's gospel reading is the fact that
the quantity is irrelevant and looks after every person for God cares for each
one of us. God wants to put emphasis on this point that He is always with us
and knows our deepest thoughts and concerns. Jesus makes all things possible
for we are adopted sons and daughters of God.
Amen. Hallelujah!
Matthew 18:1-5. 10. 12-14
...“See that you do not despise one of these little ones,
for I say to you that their angels in heaven always look upon the face of my
heavenly Father.” 12 Jesus said to his disciples: “What is your opinion? If a
man has a hundred sheep and one of them goes astray, will he not leave the
ninety-nine in the hills and go in search of the stray? 13 And if he finds it,
amen, I say to you, he rejoices more over it than over the ninety-nine that did
not stray. 14 In just the same way, it is not the will of your heavenly Father
that one of these little ones be lost.”
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