Daily Reflection – Dec 3, 2015
Thursday 3 December 2015
First Reading: Isaiah 26:1-6
Psalm Response:
Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord
Psalm 117(118):1, 8-9, 19-21, 25-27
Gospel Reading: Matthew 7:21, 24-27
Today’s Saint: St Francis Xavier, Priest
Gospel Reading:
Jesus said to his disciples:
“Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’
will enter the Kingdom of heaven,
but only the one who does the will of my Father in heaven.
“Everyone who listens to these words of mine and acts on them
will be like a wise man who built his house on rock.
The rain fell, the floods came,
and the winds blew and buffeted the house.
But it did not collapse; it had been set solidly on rock.
And everyone who listens to these words of mine
but does not act on them
will be like a fool who built his house on sand.
The rain fell, the floods came,
and the winds blew and buffeted the house.
And it collapsed and was completely ruined.”
Reflection:
“This is a holy man who became God’s friend and glorious herald of God’s truth.”
Do we become a friend of God, or has God befriended us from the first moment of our life? How do we accept the friendship already offered? Francis with great eagerness, was so zealous that Ignatius had so keep him grounded in his studies. When Francis would dream of traveling to Asia, Ignatius told him to give God his great desires and turn back to his books. Ignatius taught that God loves and uses our great desires.
What is your great desire? Maybe you have a number of great desires? Give them to God who can turn our desires for unity and peace, for love and truth into a building up of Christ’s body in various parts of the world.
With Francis, Therese and all missionaries with great desires, we beg you, Holy Spirit, to deepen and expand our desires. May all peoples hear the gospel of God’s love.
