Gospel : Lk 10: 21-24 Jesus was filled with the joy of the Holy Spirit and said, I praise You, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, for You have hidden these things from the wise and learned, and made them known to the little ones. Yes, Father, such has been Your gracious will. I have been given all things by My Father, so that no one knows the Son except the Father, and no one knows the Father except the Son and He to whom the Son chooses to reveal Him, Then Jesus turned to His disciples and said to them privately, Fortunate are you to see what you see, for I tell you that many prophets and kings would have liked to see what you see but did not, and to hear what you hear but did not hear it. Reflection: When the seventy-two disciples returned from their mission journey and reported their success over the powers of darkness to Him, Jesus could not contain his joy. He delighted in the triumph of the kingdom of His Father. He was also delighted that His little ones -- the disciples -- shared in His power and had become an integral part of the Kingdom. This was the dream of His Father, and so this was His dream as well. Did the disciples grasp the significance of the event? Fortunate are you to see what you see. Ever since sin entered the world and humanity suffered under its slavery, many patriarchs, prophets, and kings had looked forward to seeing the day of Gods triumph and hearing the good news of their redemption, but had died without seeing them. The disciples are blessed to live in the time of redemption, and to be the apostles of the same. Blessed are they, indeed! When we look around us, what do we see? Do we see only darkness, pain, misery, illness, violence, death, and destruction? Or do we see , even in the midst of all these, the Kingdom breaking in the midst of all these, the Kingdom breaking in and inviting us to be its missionaries?
Posted on: Mon, 02 Dec 2013 09:36:49 +0000
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