Go Proclaim

 

The WORD today reminds me that God wants me to go and proclaim Him to the world. 

They say that we Filipinos are very resourceful. We can do a lot of things. However, sad to say, some of us use that quality to do things that are not so nice. That’s why there are corruption, a lot of pirated materials, and a lot of creative ways to do bad things in our country. We can be a lot more progressive if people would only use their creativeness and resourcefulness in a positive way. 

In the gospel, we again see Jesus calling his disciples to proclaim God in the world. He told them that signs will accompany them as they do God's work, meaning God will look after them. God will bless them. God will work in and through them. Just like how he will be as we proclaim Him.

No matter what point you are in right now, God is calling you and asking you to proclaim Him. 

We need not be full time missionaries to proclaim God. Wherever we are, whatever we do, whatever state we are in - God is calling us to proclaim him. How we relate to others, How we treat others, how we live - these are ways how in our own little way, we can proclaim God. If we live right despite all the temptations, if we treat others right regardless of how they treat us, if we respect others regardless if they deserve it or not, if we are calm despite all the challenges, then we are making God more real and more alive. Then people would eventually wonder why we are acting this way. And eventually discover God's role in our lives.

How do I proclaim God through my life? Is my life a testament of God’s goodness and love? What can I do to make God more real and more alive in this world? 

May we be willing to live the psalm by going into the world and proclaiming God's good news through our lives. 

Father God,

Thank you for today. Thank you for another day to live. Thank you for another chance to love and serve you. Thank you for the reminder. Lord, sorry for the times I Keep my heart away from you. Sorry for the times I choose to have a hard heart and not listen to you. Sorry for not having the desire and the will to proclaim you. I ask that you to not give up on me. Keep calling me, until I come to my senses and be like St Paul, who was humble enough to accept you and obedient enough to do your work, especially when times got tough. I know as I try to act like this, you will use me mightily to proclaim your kingdom. Help me live right, help me live proclaiming you and glorifying you. Amen. 

Blessed Day!

In Christ,

-g-

January 22, 2021

Friday of Week 2; St. Vincent of Saragossa 

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FIRST READING

Hebrews 8:6-13

Brothers and sisters:
Now our high priest has obtained so much more excellent a ministry as he is mediator of a better covenant, enacted on better promises. 

For if that first covenant had been faultless, no place would have been sought for a second one. But he finds fault with them and says:
Behold, the days are coming, says the Lord, when I will conclude a new covenant with the house of Israel and the house of Judah. It will not be like the covenant I made with their fathers the day I took them by the hand to lead them forth from the land of Egypt; for they did not stand by my covenant and I ignored them, says the Lord. But this is the covenant I will establish with the house of Israel after those days, says the Lord: I will put my laws in their minds and I will write them upon their hearts. I will be their God, and they shall be my people. And they shall not teach, each one his fellow citizen and kin, saying, “Know the Lord,” for all shall know me, from least to greatest. For I will forgive their evildoing and remember their sins no more. 

When he speaks of a “new” covenant, he declares the first one obsolete. And what has become obsolete and has grown old is close to disappearing.

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RESPONSORIAL PSALM

Psalm 85:8 and 10, 11-12, 13-14

R. (11a) Kindness and truth shall meet. 

Show us, O LORD, your mercy, and grant us your salvation. Near indeed is his salvation to those who fear him, glory dwelling in our land. 

R. Kindness and truth shall meet. 

Kindness and truth shall meet; justice and peace shall kiss. Truth shall spring out of the earth, and justice shall look down from heaven. 

R. Kindness and truth shall meet. 

The LORD himself will give his benefits; our land shall yield its increase. Justice shall walk before him, and salvation, along the way of his steps. 

R. Kindness and truth shall meet.

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ALLELUIA

2 Corinthians 5:19

R. Alleluia, alleluia. 

God was reconciling the world to himself in Christ, and entrusting to us the message of reconciliation. 

R. Alleluia, alleluia.

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GOSPEL

Mark 3:13-19

Jesus went up the mountain and summoned those whom he wanted and they came to him. He appointed Twelve, whom he also named Apostles, that they might be with him and he might send them forth to preach and to have authority to drive out demons: He appointed the Twelve: Simon, whom he named Peter; James, son of Zebedee, and John the brother of James, whom he named Boanerges, that is, sons of thunder; Andrew, Philip, Bartholomew, Matthew, Thomas, James the son of Alphaeus; Thaddeus, Simon the Cananean, and Judas Iscariot who betrayed him.