Saturday 22nd
June, 2019. 2nd
Corinthians 12:1-10, Psalm 34 and Matthew 6:24-34)_
_*“And
which of you by being anxious can add one cubit to his span of life?” (Matthew 6:27)*_
In today’s Gospel passage, Jesus
begins by saying: “No one can serve two masters.” This means that no matter how
we try to pretend, we are either serving God or serving mammon. Now, the
question is; who is your master? In other words, who do you trust?
It may be very easy for us
to say “God is my master” but the truth is that if we were to examine our
hearts thoroughly, we would discover that we are worshippers of mammon. How? We
cannot claim to have God as our master when we do not trust Him. We cannot
claim to worship God when we continue to worry after we have prayed?
According to Jesus, if God
were truly our master, we wouldn’t have to be worried about anything whatsoever
just like the birds of the air and the grass of the field. The very fact that
we worry about not having what to eat or what to wear and so on proves that we
have so little faith in God’s providence. In fact, we do not even need to
remind God of what we need because the very fact that He is God means that He
knows already.
Jesus says that all we need
to do is to seek first God’s kingdom and his righteousness and wait on Him to
provide for us. This attitude of complete trust in God is what St. Paul relates
to in today’s first reading where he noted: “I am content with weaknesses,
insults, hardships, persecutions and calamities; for when I am weak, then I am
strong.” (2 Corinthians 12:10).
Let us Pray: Lord Jesus, save
me from the mistake of serving another Master other than you. Amen.
Be Happy. Live Positive. Have Faith.
It is well with you. God bless you. (Saturday of
the 11th Week in Ordinary Time. Bible Study: 2nd Corinthians 12:1-10, Psalm 34 and
Matthew 6:24-34).
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