44..."you did not recognize the time and the visitation of your God.”
My Beloved Jesus, here is a hard saying. One who has will be given more, those who have nothing, even what they have will be taken away. There are many in the world Lord who have been baptised into the faith but have grown into adults without making the slightest effort to learn anything about it. Vast amounts of time and money are spent in learning skills for earthly gain while they are in danger of losing their immortal souls due to spiritual lethargy.
Time and time again You visit us in the events that take place in our lives but You have been largely unrecognised.
2 Timothy 4:10-17
10 You must know that Demas has deserted me for the love of this world: he returned to Thessalonica. Crescens has gone to Galatia and Titus to Dalmatia. 11 Only Luke remains with me. Get Mark and bring him with you, for he is a useful helper in my work. 12 I sent Tychicus to Ephesus.
13 Bring with you the cloak I left at Troas, in Carpos’ house and also the scrolls, especially the parchments. 14 Alexander the metalworker has caused me great harm. The Lord will repay him for what he has done. 15 Distrust him for he has been very much opposed to our preaching.16At my first hearing in court no one supported me; all deserted me. May the Lord not hold it against them. 17 But the Lord was at my side, giving me strength to proclaim the Word fully, and let all the pagans hear it. So I was rescued from the lion’s mouth.
Not all persevere to the end my Lord as St. Paul laments. Some begin with great fervor as we are told in Mark 16-19
"but the word falls on rocky ground. As soon as they hear the word, they acceptOur entire lives have to witness to You Lord even to our last breath.
it with joy, 17 but they have no roots so it lasts only a little while. No
sooner does trouble or persecution come because of the word, than they
fall. Verses 18 to 19 go on the speak of others who receive the seed as among
thorns. After they hear the word, 19 they are caught up in the worries of this
life, false hopes of riches and other desires. All these come in and choke the
word so that finally it produces nothing."
Luke 10:1-9
1 After this the Lord appointed seventy-two other disciples and sent them two by two ahead of him to every town and place, where he himself was to go. 2 And he said to them, “The harvest is rich, but the workers are few. So you must ask the Lord of the harvest to send workers to his harvest. 3 Courage! I am sending you like lambs among wolves. 4 Set off without purse or bag or sandals; and do not stop at the homes of those you know.5 Whatever house you enter, first bless them saying: ‘Peace to this house.’ 6 If a friend of peace lives there, the peace shall rest upon that person. But if not, the blessing will return to you. 7 Stay in that house eating and drinking at their table, for the worker deserves to be paid. Do not move from house to house.• 8 When they welcome you in any town, eat what they offer you. 9 Heal the sick who are there and say to them: ‘The kingdom of God has drawn near to you.’
Today the Church celebrates the feast of St. Luke the Evangelist. We are reminded that each on one of us is called to be a missionary where we are. To preach the Gospel by the way we live our life. To witness to Your life in us by the way we conduct our daily affairs. We are called to be available and ready to serve. The reason the Church has such a pantheon of Saints is in order to encourage us to imitate them. Help me Lord!!
Psalm 145:10-13, 17-18
10 All your works will give you thanks; all your saints, O Lord, will praise you.
11 They will tell of the glory of your kingdom and speak of your power,
12 that all may know of your mighty deeds, your reign and its glorious splendor.
13 Your reign is from age to age; your dominion endures from generation to generation.
The Lord is true to his promises and lets his mercy show in all he does.
17 Righteous is the Lord in all his ways, his mercy shows in all his deeds.
18 He is near those who call on him, who call trustfully upon his name.
Beloved, You were not afraid of offending anyone because their eternal life was at risk.
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