Monday 19th September 2022. Read Proverbs 3:27-34 Ps. 15:2-5, Luke 8:16-18
“For nothing is hid that shall not be made manifest, nor anything secret that shall not be known and come to light.” (Luke 8:17)
There are many people whom you assume to be your friends right now but when things are tough, some of your “friends” would not even pick up your calls at all, not to mention respond to your messages. We are all guilty of this. I think it is part of our nature as humans to help those we hope to gain from and ignore those who are “useless” to us.
Generosity is very rare, in fact, it is Divine but it is exactly what we are called to by virtue of our Christian identity. Our first reading today says: “Do not withhold good from those to whom it is due… do not postpone to do good when it is in your power to help.” Let us learn the meaning of the saying: “No one ever became poor by giving.”
At no point is it ever justified to act against our Christian values. Not Even in Secret. If you must do anything in secret, make sure it is something good, something noble, something worthy of praise, something admirable because as Jesus makes us understand in today’s Gospel passage, there “nothing is hidden that shall not be made manifest.”
Above all, don’t worry about announcing your kindness to others, let not your left hand know what your right hand is doing. Your Father in heaven who sees all that happens in secret will reward you.
Let us pray: Almighty ever-living
Father, make me a channel of your generosity to my fellow brothers and sisters.
Through Christ our Lord. Amen.
Be Happy. Live Positive. Have Faith. It is well with you. God bless you. (Monday of week 25 in Ordinary Time, Bible Study: Proverbs 3:27-34 Ps. 15:2-5, Luke 8:16-18).
© Rev. Fr. Evaristus Abu
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