Tuesday 7th July 2020. Read Hosea 8:4-13, Psalm 115:3-10, Matthew
9:32-38.
“When he
saw the crowds, he had compassion for them, because they were harassed and
helpless, like sheep without a shepherd. Then he said to his disciples, ‘The
harvest is plentiful, but the labourers are few.” (Matthew 9:36-37)
In
today’s Gospel passage, when Jesus saw the massive crowd approaching, His heart
was moved with compassion. The situation of the crowd is no different from the
situation of millions of people all over the world today who constantly face
harassment and helplessness.
Jesus
saw all of these and referred to it as harvest and at the same time noted that
this particular harvest lacks sufficient labourers. God wants to intervene but
He needs people. We are the labourers. Each time you feel a push deep down within
your heart to do a good deed, to visit the sick, to help the poor, to clothe
the naked, to convert a sinner and so on, God is inviting you to labour for
Him.
Too
often, we turn down God’s invitation because we feel overwhelmed like one
trying to empty an ocean with a cup. Mankind’s problems are too many but then,
for failing to do the little we can, we contribute further to the shortage of
labourers in this ever rich harvest.
Jesus
did His best, He cast out demons from many; He healed the sick, He preached
with words and example. Matthew tells us Jesus went about all the cities and
villages, teaching, proclaiming the Good news, curing every disease and every
sickness. However, Jesus did not do everything and as the Stations of the Cross
will say: “The work of love I have begun, you must now continue.”
How
well do I labour for God? As a politician, a businessman, or even a school
teacher, do I use my position fully to advance God’s kingdom? Or am I simply
interested in making money?
In
our first reading, Hosea describes the all-too-common situation of people who
claim to be labourers but are not. He says, they have multiplied altars but at
the same time, they have multiplied sinfulness. “The LORD does not accept them.
Now he will remember their iniquity, and punish their sins; they shall return
to Egypt.” (Hosea 8:13). Labour for God; be a part of the solution; not the
problem.
Let
us pray: Lord Jesus, give me the grace of sincerity and truth in my calling and
empower me to labour generously for your kingdom. Amen.
Be Happy. Live Positive. Have Faith.
It is well with you. God bless you. (Tuesday of the 14th Week in Ordinary
Time. Bible Study: Hosea 8:4-13, Psalm 115:3-10, Matthew 9:32-38).
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