Gospel Reflection
Blinded
Luke 24:13-35
Like Cleophas and his friend, we talk about our faith openly with one another; we are proud of how it had changed us or how it showed us the right way. We become so engrossed with what is written in the Holy Scriptures and what has been told to us, too engrossed that even when Jesus himself would come and enter our lives we fail to recognize His presence.
At times I too am blinded with my own prejudices. I become conceited and self-assured; I'm like a cup that is too full to accept new water. I would shunt people's criticism and personal understanding of the teachings in defense of my own, when this should have been my line of action.
Each of us became Cleophas and his friend from time to time. It is only natural, but still we should not be compromised by this reason alone, we should act like what Cleophas and his friend did when their eyes had been opened and realize that it was Jesus all along who had been with them: Cleophas and his friend went about and proclaimed what happened to them, what they have witnessed reminding all of us to keep vigil and to keep an open mind.
This morning, as I hear Mass together with my colleagues in work at the Our Lady of Atonement Cathedral in Baguio, I realized something.
This may not be in line with the Gospel, nevertheless it was what I realized while hearing the Mass. The Catholic Church is like Jesus or rather presents Jesus like a friend who happened to approached us not to drag us out of our community but rather to be one with us and slowly enlighten us of the truth through His faithful love. Many people still questions the practices of us as Catholic Christians because they perceived that what we our practicing is not written in the Holy Scriptures, but what other basis could be their for our practices but what was left to us by our forefathers: the Bible; all others are help to make us closer to Him.Like Cleophas and his friend, we talk about our faith openly with one another; we are proud of how it had changed us or how it showed us the right way. We become so engrossed with what is written in the Holy Scriptures and what has been told to us, too engrossed that even when Jesus himself would come and enter our lives we fail to recognize His presence.
At times I too am blinded with my own prejudices. I become conceited and self-assured; I'm like a cup that is too full to accept new water. I would shunt people's criticism and personal understanding of the teachings in defense of my own, when this should have been my line of action.
Each of us became Cleophas and his friend from time to time. It is only natural, but still we should not be compromised by this reason alone, we should act like what Cleophas and his friend did when their eyes had been opened and realize that it was Jesus all along who had been with them: Cleophas and his friend went about and proclaimed what happened to them, what they have witnessed reminding all of us to keep vigil and to keep an open mind.
This morning, as I hear Mass together with my colleagues in work at the Our Lady of Atonement Cathedral in Baguio, I realized something.
Happy Mother's Day to all mothers. Mothers are the first person who showed us and make us feel love. They are also the one who first taught us about Jesus and so our faith had been sowed.
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