THE FATHER WILL GIVE US ALL THAT WE NEED
The
promise of Jesus at the end of today’s Gospel reading is not a blank
check for anything that we might desire. The context in which the
promise is made clearly indicates to us that the person asking the
blessings of the Father is a disciple who wants to proclaim the Kingdom
of God. This effectively limits the promise to those things that we need
for our faith walk with Jesus.
That’s a bit of a pity, you might say. Well, yes and no. It is
ridiculous to think that God will give everyone everything they want
without any basis for it. But it makes a lot of sense that He would give
all that is needed for the proclamation of the Gospel. That is His
stated objective throughout the Scriptures and at the heart of every
revelation through the lives of the saints. What Jesus is really saying
is that those who seek to serve the Kingdom will not find God wanting in
providing the means to do exactly that.
The saints know that this is true — it is one of the secrets of their
success. They simply trust that when they act on the will of God, He
will provide everything that is needed to accomplish His will. It takes a
lot of courage to step out and launch a new Church initiative that
needs huge funding. However, we cannot sit around and do nothing for
fear of looking like a fool if the funding does not come.
Let us follow the path of discipleship without concern for how we will
look in the eyes of others as that will only hinder us from obeying God.
Let us always seek to put the mission and ministry of the Gospel first
so that all may come to know the gift of salvation in their lives. Fr. Steve Tynan, MGL
REFLECTION QUESTION: Do you ever doubt that God will give you everything you need when you follow Him?
Holy Spirit, help me to let go of my need to look good in front of others and to put Christ above everything in my life.
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