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Theo Tigno•
10/24/2011 1:06 pm
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Tuesday, October 25th 2011 |
Luke 13: 18-21
Jesus said, "What is the Kingdom of God like? To what can I compare it? It is like a mustard seed that a man took and planted in the garden. When it was fully grown, it became a large bush and the birds of the sky dwelt in its branches."
Again he said, "To what shall I compare the Kingdom of God? It is like yeast that a woman took and mixed in with three measures of wheat flour until the whole batch of dough was leavened."
Dawg's Thought:
Today's prayer intention - for the joyful acceptance of the dignity of marriage as being between one man and one woman.
It is amazing how much The Church has spread throughout the world. I am fully aware of this whenever I send these readings out, as now the time I send out the readings is meant for those who are almost a day ahead of me. To think of the remaining eleven and how the Church spread from them is a true sign of God's grace working.
It is wonderful to contemplate how God's grace expands, but what I forget sometimes is that God likens the Kingdom of God to a small mustard seed. Sometimes, it's easy to forget that God blesses the meek ... the little ... the humble. It is through them that God can work great things.
But, in the end, it is the work of the Lord.
Recently, there seems to have been a recent amount of publicity over priests who have been in the public light. Most notably, Fr. John Corapi, who now does public ministry on his own versus with The Church, the Kingdom of God that has been multiplied like the mustard seed and the dough.
I grew up as the youngest child. I always wanted to be older because of that. I would look forward to the day when I was the same size as my two older brothers. As with most children, littleness wasn't something I wanted to be.
And I grew up. I learned how told my clothes like my parents wanted it to be folded. I still, till this day, rarely use a dishwasher because I never had one in my home. I realized recently that I drive a lot like my dad (which can be good ... or bad ... depending on how you want to look at it). All in all, though, you can see a lot of who I am when you look at my family.
It is unfortunate to think of someone like Fr. Corapi because he is one of our family members; he is a part of the Church. I remember there were times when I was growing up that I thought that things were unfair. Yet, looking back at things, it was more important to live in a home where my parents loved me than for me to feel justified because I didn't like being the last one to pick out which chore I wanted. In hindsight, those little "moments" seem small now looking back at a vast shoreline of memories.
We walk along the same path of many great Saints. May we rejoice in littleness, meekness and humility just as Our Lord rejoices in our littleness, our meekness, and our humility. Take care and God Bless.
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