HOPE FOR THE POOR AMONG US
Jesus
says, “Blessed are the poor.” How can you reconcile this with the
realities around us? You see the poor being oppressed, marginalized,
left out in almost all spheres of our society. A woman is denied
admission in a hospital without a cash deposit. Someone dies in a
decrepit clinic for lack of money to be admitted in an institution with
complete facilities. A young student commits suicide because her parents
couldn’t pay the balance in tuition so that she could take her final
exams. So where lies their blessedness?
In John 16:20, Jesus says, “Very truly I tell you, you will weep and
mourn while the world rejoices. You will grieve, but your grief will
turn to joy.” So many people are still waiting to rise above their
grief. And the joy that is promised them is yet to be realized.
Will the 34 journalists and the 24 others who were with them in
Maguindanao ever be served justice in a trial that is expected to
outlive their descendants? Who will be held liable for the death of the
SAF 44 — their commanding officers? Their executioners? Their mothers
and widows are still grieving for lack of progress in the case. When
will the Yolanda victims finally get their relief and feel the millions
of dollars that came in reach them?
According to one person’s count, there are 3,573 promises in the Bible
(www.Bibleinfo.com). How should this make us feel? Today’s Gospel should
make us hopeful. Everything that has been written will be accomplished,
Jesus says. And we trust in His words. Most have already been realized
and we must have faith because our God is a trustworthy God. He has
realized most before and He’ll realize them again — in His time. Fr. Sandy V. Enhaynes
REFLECTION QUESTION: Where or to whom do you anchor your hope when you feel hopeless?
You are our hope, O Lord. Keep us in Your embrace that we may not despair when things get us down. Amen.
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