ALLOW GOD TO USE YOU

Wednesday of the Fourteenth Week in Ordinary Time: Year C Mt 10:1-7 Jesus gives the apostles the authority to drive out evil spirits. He gave them power to heal every diseases and sickness. And He gave them clear instruction to ‘proclaim the good news’ of the kingdom of heaven. Friends like the twelve these are our mission too. Each of us has the ability to heal. We have the power to gift another person with our care. We are called to be caregivers and instruments of love. We are called to correct the wrong to prevent the spread of wickedness. Remember, we have the authority over unclean spirits. Friends, what areas in your life needs to be clean? Giving care does not demand perfection. The disciples called by God were simple and ordinary individuals. Some of them were known public sinners, uneducated, doubter, traitor and hot tempered. Yet, amidst of their limitations they were given an authority to spread the kingdom of God. Friends, we feel sometimes we are inadequate, unequip, not qualified but it does not matter if we are not quaified or wild cards. Just allow God to use you and find the lost sheep around you. All around us there people who are hurting, people who needs our love, people who needs our time, people who needs our presence. Friends, God will use us but we need to be usable even in our weakness. Blessings Fr. Jhack

KEEP DOING WHAT IS GOOD

Tuesday of the Fourteenth Week in Ordinary Time Year C Mt 9:32-38 No matter how good a person you are, there will be always someone criticizing you. Whatever we do, good or bad people will always have something negative to say. This is the experience of Jesus in today’s gospel. He was accused of driving out the demons by the power of the prince of demons. Friends, doing good sometimes makes other envious but do not be distracted by their criticisms. Some may hate us but continue to do good anyway. You know what, I’d rather be hated for speaking God’s truth than being praised for trying to redefine the truth. The devil may use other people to discourage us but our God has dominion over all these discouragements. Be an encourager. The world has plenty of critics already. Jesus wants us to pray for more laborers to bring in because the harvest is plentiful. He wants more helper. Jesus is looking for more people who has the heart to care for the needs of others. My dear friends, when God calls us to a task don’t be afraid because He will equip us. The lack of labourers, then anf now, is a problem but it is also an opportunity and a challenge. When we pray to the Lord to send labourers into his harvest we often think of the religious life and sometimes forget that Jesus calls each person to be a disciple of his love. Each of us has a vocation, a call to serve and to build the Kingdom of God. God needs you. Blessings Fr. Jhack