Sunday, October 13, 2019
Twenty-Eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year C
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“Hindi ba’t sampu ang nilinis? Nasaan ang siyam? Wala bang bumalik upang magpasalamat sa Diyos kundi ang dayuhang ito?” Luke 17:17-18
Sinabi ni Hesus ang mga salitang ito matapos Niyang pagalingin ang sampung ketongin at isa lamang sa kanila, isang dayuhan, ang bumalik kay Hesus upang magpasalamat sa Kanya. Sampu ang gumaling sa kanilang ketong sa katawan, ngunit isa lamang ang tumanggap ng higit na malalim na pagpapagaling. Nang bumalik siya kay Hesus na may pusong mapagpasalamat, sinabi ni Hesus sa ketonging ito, “Tumayo ka at humayo; iniligtas ka ng iyong pananampalataya” (Luke 17:19).
Only this one leper, the one who returned with a grateful heart, heard our Lord speak these words: “Your faith has saved you.” This reveals that gratitude to God is not only our duty, it also brings forth manifest blessings in our lives. When we sincerely offer thanks to God for all that He has done, we are manifesting great faith in God as a result. We are pointing to Him and His goodness as the source of our blessings and it takes faith to see this and to profess it.
What is it for which you need to grow in gratitude in your life? What is it that you may take for granted and have failed to properly return to God and thank Him for? The truth is that everything in life is a gift. Everything. Even the struggles you endure can be turned into blessings. In fact, that’s exactly what happened in this story. The awful suffering of leprosy was turned into a grace from God.
Pagnilayan mo ngayon ang lahat ng ginawa ng Diyos para sa iyo. Manalangin kang maunawaan mo ang di-mabilang na paraan ng pagkakaloob ng Diyos ng biyaya sa iyong buhay. Habang nakikita mo ang mga ito, pagnilayan ang mga pagpapalang iyon, bilangin ang mga ito at ipagpasalamat. At mula sa pasasalamat na iyon, masaya kang magpasalamat sa Diyos. Sa gawang iyon, ililigtas ka rin ng iyong pananampalataya.
Lord, I do thank You for the countless blessings that You have bestowed upon me throughout my life. I thank You for the ways in which You have graced me, led me and healed me. Help me to see clearly all that You have done and continue to do for me. As I see these blessings, help me to daily express my gratitude in faith. Jesus, I trust in You.
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Read about the canonization of Saint John Henry Newman
