Sunday, February 3, 2019
Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year C
Saint Blase, Bishop and Martyr, or Saint Ansgar, Bishop – Optional Memorial
Paminaw sa Iningles
Ug miingon siya, “Sa pagkatinuod, sultihan ko kamo, walay propeta nga gidawat sa iyang kaugalingong dapit nga natawhan.” Lucas 4:24
Sharing the Gospel with your family is not always as easy as sharing it with a stranger. Conversely, listening to the Gospel message from a family member is not always as easy as hearing it from someone else. Why is that?
It may be that familiarity with another, such as the familiarity we have with family members, can tempt us to lack a certain confidence in their convictions and in their Christian witness. Though this is certainly not true of every relationship we have, it can be the case with some. Children, at times, will not put as much confidence in the words of a parent as they may another. Siblings may not be as open to advice from each other as they are from other people.
Tingali usa sa mga hinungdan niining kasinatian mao nga kasagaran mas mapanaway kita sa mga tawo nga atong nailhan pag-ayo kay sa mga tawo nga dili nato kaayo kaila. Sayon ra natong tugotan ang taas nang kasaysayan sa atong personal nga mga kasinatian nga makababag sa atong pagkaandam sa pagpaminaw ug pagdawat sa mga sakop sa pamilya. Labi na gyod kini kon bahin sa dili maayong mga kasinatian nga atong naagian sulod sa daghang katuigan. Kasagaran, atong gikugos ang dili maayong mga kasinatian ug mga kasakit tuig human sa tuig, ug gitugotan nato kini nga mahimong salaan sa bisan unsang isulti o buhaton sa usa ka sakop sa pamilya.
This statement from Jesus, that “no prophet is accepted in his own native place,” should challenge us to make sure we do not fall into this tendency. We should do what we can to make sure that we do accept the prophetic witness shared with us from our own family members.
The best way to do this is to make sure that we regularly strive to purge any “baggage” we carry in those relationships. Very often, we carry the baggage of hurt, anger and resentment without even realizing it. We also easily focus in on the weaknesses of family members since we easily witness their weaknesses as a result of being close to them.
Pamalandongi karong adlawa ang imong pamilya. Ilabi nang pamalandongi kon gitugotan ba nimo ang imong kaugalingon nga molantaw lapas sa ilang mga kahuyangan ug mga sala aron makita ang kaayo sa Diyos nga naglihok sa ilang kinabuhi. Daghan ang buot isulti sa Diyos kanimo pinaagi kanila. Siguroha nga wala nimo sirhi kana nga pultahan ug andam kang modawat kanila isip mga mensahero sa Ebanghelyo.
Lord, I thank You for my family. I thank You for the gift that they have been in my life. Help me to daily show mercy and forgiveness to them as needed. Help me to daily be open to Your voice speaking through them. Jesus, I trust in You.
Dugang nga mga Pamalandong sa Ebanghelyo
Mga Pamalandong sa Diosnong Kalooy
Saints of the Day – Saint Blase – Saint Ansgar
