Good morning, good people.
May the Lord bless you with peace and good health.
It is 26th January 2024. We celebrate the memorial of Saints Timothy and Titus, Bishops.
We reflect on 2 Timothy 1:1-8 and Luke 10:1-9.
Our treatment of others as a child of God is the sincere expression of our faith in the Father.
We are the partners and co-workers, brothers and sisters, and partakers, in the mission of Christ. To treat the other person in our family and community as a child of God is the sincere expression of our faith to believe God as our Father.
In addressing Timothy, St. Paul would call him a son, a partner, and a brother in the work of the Lord.
There are things we need to take to our personal and spiritual growth from today’s first reading. Serving God with a clear conscience, praying for our partners and co-workers daily, and appreciating the other person in their faith encounters will fan into flame the gift of God.
The more we find fault with the other, the more we need help and healing.
We all are wounded one way or the other.
Do we handle the other with care or carelessly according to our outbursts of emotions?
Feelings and emotions are like waves dashing in the bank of life. Low morale is the outcome of inconsistency in relating with the other. “My way” or “no way” kills relationships and interactions.
Listening to the other is the expressive holiness we all need to carry on the work of the Lord.
At times we do not listen to the cries of the other in our communities and families. When we have a feeling of knowing it all, we shut people. Miscommunication is growing among us that alienates the other.
Is the other person a blessing or a burden in my family, community, and workplace?
Jesus invites us to pray for the servants of the Lord.
In the Gospel, Jesus invites us to pray for the servants of the Lord. “The harvest is rich, but the labourers are few.” And Jesus also added, “So ask the Lord of the harvest to send labourers to the harvest.” (Lk.10:2).
St. Mother Theresa encourages us to practice something for our service to the Lord. “Without a spirit of sacrifice, without a life of prayer, without an intimate attitude of penance, we would not be capable of carrying our work.”
May the Lord help us to be generous in appreciating and encouraging others in our families and places of ministry.
Have a lovely day.
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
Notes:
- For the Daily Mass Readings in English, please visit https://bible.usccb.org/readings/calendar
- For the Daily Mass Readings in Filipino, please visit https://www.awitatpapuri.com/
- Please visit St. Mary’s Catholic Church Dubai’s website for church schedules, services, activities, and programs: https://saintmarysdubai.org/