Let Go...

There's a saying that goes.. IF you love someone, set them free. if they come back, you are meant to be together. if they dont, they were never yours... or something like that.

The first reading today http://usccb.org/bible/readings/111611.cfm concretely demonstrates that love. Mothers are usually very close to their children. They would do anything to protect their children from harm. Some would do anything to hold on to their children. That is why the mother in the first reading is not the typical mother. She let go of her children. She trusted in God to take care of her children. The same God that brought her children to life, is the same God that will lead them to eternal life. She exhorted them, because she knows our God will take care of them. What great faith and love the mother shows us. Must be difficult to see your seven sons die in one day, but she bore it with much faith in God. Astig!

In the gospel, although similar to last sunday's, I see another aspect. Like the mother who let go, the disciples who invested and did what the master commanded showed trust and faith in the master. They may have been scared of losing the investment. They may have been discouraged by people wanting the master dead. They may have been tempted to just waste the master's money, thinking the master will not come back soon, or that he may be killed in his journey. But they did what was asked of them, and were greatly rewarded when the master came back as king.

It is hard to let go - of the things you love.. things meaningful to you.. things that give you happiness and security. But we must let go if God asks us to. We must have that faith in things unseen, and trust that God can see everything. Let Go and Let God, as they say..

Reflection questions:

What things am I holding on to? Why? what is it that those things / persons are giving me that i am holding on? What is God asking me to let go? What is preventing me from letting go and letting God?