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Doctor in Development Education ( Dev. Ed. D.), an all time educator as School Head and HEI Instructor.
LUKE 5: 1-11 GOSPEL READING AND REFLECTION (September 3, 2020)
One day, as Jesus stood by the lake of Gennesaret, with a crowd gathered around him listening to the word of God, he caught sight of two boats, left at the water’s edge by fishermen, now washing their nets. He got into the boats, the one belonging to Simon, and asked him to pull out a little from the shore. There he sat, and continued to teach the crowd. When he had finished speaking, he said to Simon, “Put out into deep water and lower your nets for a catch.”
Simon replied, “Master, we worked hard all night and caught nothing. But if you say so, I will lower the nets.”
This they did and caught such a large number of fish that their nets began to break. They signaled their partners in the other boat to come and help them. They came, and they filled both boats almost to the point of sinking.
Upon seeing this, Simon Peter fell at Jesus’ knees, saying, “Leave me, Lord, for I am sinful man!” For he and his companions were amazed at the catch they had made, and so were Simon’s partners, James and John, Zebedee’s sons.
Jesus said to Simon, “Do not be afraid. You will catch people from now on.” So they brought their boats to land and followed him, leaving everything.
POINTS OF REFLECTION
How do you think Jesus qualifies his twelve disciples? From this Bible reading, his disciples were hardworking. Why? Because they were fishing even without a catch for the whole night long. Second, He chooses his disciples because they were patient and with strong determination. Imagine, they kept on fishing without a catch for the whole night long. Third, Jesus chooses them for they have a positive mindset never affected with accounts of human failures. Fourth, they were passionately committed unto Jesus so that when Jesus told them to lower down their nets, they lower down their nets without any mental reservations as to their whole night fishing experience. Fifth, Jesus chooses them for they were morally pure in person evident when Simon said “Leave me, Lord, for I am sinful man!”
In the disciples’ perspective, they are just ordinary fishermen who wanted to have “the biggest catch” of their lives. Yes! What a failure for them as fishermen without a catch for the whole night but the situation does not dictate them not to be hopeful until daybreak leaving without a catch until Jesus told them to lower down their nets once more for a catch compensating the whole night effort of fishing.
The “Biggest Catch” brothers and sisters were Jesus Christ when he said to them “Do not be afraid. You will catch people from now on.” Their hearts rejoiced and brought their boats on land and from that time on they followed Jesus as fishers of men.
Brother and sisters in Christ, What do you think is your “biggest catch” as member of a Christian community?
In totality brethren, the disciples were considered as the “big catch” for Jesus. And in turn Jesus was the “biggest catch” among his disciples so that they give-up everything in them and follow Jesus not as fishermen but as fisher’s of men.
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Doctor in Development Education ( Dev. Ed. D.), an all time educator as School Head and HEI Instructor.
LUKE 4:38-44 GOSPEL READING AND REFLECTION (September 2, 2020)
Leaving the synagogue, Jesus went to the house of Simon. His mother in law was suffering from high fever, and they asked him to do something for her. Bending over her, he rebuked the fever, and it left her. Immediately, she got up and waited on them.
At sunset, people suffering from many kinds of sickness were brought to Jesus. Laying his hand on each one, he healed them. Demons were driven out, howling as they departed from their victims, “You are the Son of God!” He rebuked them and would not allow them to speak, for they knew he was the Messiah.
Jesus left at daybreak and looked for a solitary place. People went out in search of him, and finding him, they tried to dissuade him from leaving. But he said, “I have to go to the other towns, to announce the good news of the of the kingdom of God. That is what I was sent to do.” And Jesus continued to preach in the synagogues of Galilee.
POINTS OF REFLECTION
Life can never be complete without sufferings. In the same, no one can unpack the mysteries of joy without equal strength of sacrifices.
Suffering is a magic word unleashing the power of Jesus to do something over us, the believers. Likewise it is a valid reason for us to tell Jesus to do something for us as his disciples asked him to do something for the Mother in law of Simon who had fever in this Bible reading.
As the healed Mother in law of Simon got up and waited them, is simply telling us to be consistent with Jesus and allow him to go further instead of dissuading him to stay in the service of others. Allow yourself to be used by God as a miracle worker.
You may not have the power of Jesus but surely you can encourage others to have strong faith unto Jesus for they have seen how good and merciful is the Father upon your shortcomings.
Life unto Jesus is not about the happy ending but all about the promise of a new beginning with the Father who is in heaven.
Brothers and sisters in Christ, human suffering is a charm before the eyes of God. Because of his love for us, He could not endure looking at us alone in our struggle. The Lord would never leave us most especially during the height our sufferings.
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Doctor in Development Education ( Dev. Ed. D.), an all time educator as School Head and HEI Instructor.
