Good morning, good people. May the Lord give you peace and happiness in the Risen Lord.

It is on 27th April 2024. We reflect on Acts 13:44-52 and John 14:7-14. 

Being good is a witness need not be proved.

Are we good enough to be a witness?

What is trimming our wings of prayer?

Every challenging life situation is an opportunity and eye-opener for further personal and community development. There is no way we need to give in just because we cannot get in. Fighting with someone is a waste of time rather than we need to learn dealing with the issues. 

Being good is a witness need not be proved. The growing Church wanted to spread its wings, but someone trimmed its wings of mission and wished to cage it. 

The first reading brings out a situation where Paul and Barnabas, who faced opposition, did not spend their time proving their goodness to those who opposed them. They moved to the places where the Spirit of God led them.  The beauty of goodness is moving forward and not remaining stagnant, and not stammering. 

We witness opposition everywhere, in our personal lives, in the Church, in the corporate world, and in the community. We need not fear any type of inciting, intruding, and interfering while spreading our fragrance of goodness. 

If someone fights and differs with us, let us not assume that God is against us.

It is always good to learn by rising above the muddy waters of oppression. Let us not get stuck swimming in the pond we are comfortable and convenient. 

The ocean of opportunities is waiting for the ones who are willing to swim and smell the fresh breeze and waters elsewhere. 

If someone fights and differs with us, let us not assume that God is against us. The opposite is true.  God loves and stands by the ones who swim against the current, not the ones who go by the flow. 

God wants us to be light. 

Why do we love to remain in darkness? 

At times it is not worth fighting the darkness but exploring the means of tapping the resources of light that open to growth personally and globally. 

It is good to be aware of the past and the dangers involved when facing a pandemic like corona. But to ruminate them over and over would make us plunge into the ripples of fear and shame. To protect ourselves we need to provide alternatives. 

People who have been exhausted fighting with others find it challenging to embrace anything new. 

God cannot refuse anything for the one who believes in Jesus.

The Gospel teaches us that our actions are the proof of our beliefs. God cannot refuse anything for the one who believes in Jesus. 

Are we asking and doing what God wants or are we doing and speaking the things we wish? 

May the Lord enlighten our hearts to lighten the world in us and around us.  

May you have a good day. 

God bless you.

 

Fr. Peter Fernando, OFMCap.
Director, Office of Family Ministry, Apostolic Vicariate of Southern Arabia (AVOSA).Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.♣Website:https://reflectionsofpeter.org/.♣Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/samarpet