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| The Buzz Group (Begonia 14) wearing their goody smile. |
It is two days after RLTC. I cannot contain the happiness I felt
when I experienced and sensed the sharing of my brothers and sisters during the event.
It was spirit filled gathering of the faithful. I renewed commitment and revivified
experience with the Lord. I felt joyful and fulfilled serving the Lord with
people who understand you with common track in the light of the Holy Spirit.
The same with the teaching of our readings today brothers, (Galatians
5:1-6 – First Reading) Paul realizes that salvation depends on grace and not
merely on following the Law. As disciples of Jesus, we must learn to surrender
our lives to this grace and allow the Holy Spirit to show us how to live. The
Law is still a guide, but the Spirit will help us understand the Law based on
our individual situations. This is what Paul means when he says that we live by
the Spirit and not the flesh.
Our Gospel (Luke 11:37-41) talks about the kind of Servant He
is. Jesus serves. Full of humility
despite the Divinity He has, Jesus gives
Himself to us for our own sustenance, healing and growth especially during the
celebration of sacraments. He has come to serve, not to be served, and this is
how He lived His life. Jesus does not demand that His divinity be acknowledged
— He does what His Father asks Him to do.
We should follow His lead and serve whether we are recognized or not for
our service.
Like in the Gospel brothers, we are like that Pharisee. We
observe much of the conventional rules. Men might focus on the external but God
definitely looks at the heart, at what’s within. In the first reading we may
quote, “but only faith working through love.”
Today, the Lord reminds us to look at what’s invisible to
the eye. And there’s more to it than just empty external rituals. Let us pray
to the Lord brothers to purify our thoughts and motivations.
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