Good morning, good people,
May the Lord bless you with peace and health in the Holy Spirit.
It is 03rd September 2025. We celebrate the Memorial of St. Gregory the Great, Pope and Doctor. We reflect on Colossians 1:1-8 and the Gospel of Luke 4:38-44.
Are we wounded or wounding?
- Unless we heal our inner wounds, we will inevitably inflict wounds on others.
- Life is one single opportunity to live and to serve humanity.
- We can never revisit or repeat the experience of being born human again.
- We are born to love, not to hate.
- The manual of life depends not on mere usage but on the path of love and forgiveness.
St. Paul greets the community in Colossae with gratitude and love, praising their unwavering faith in Christ and their fidelity to the Gospel. To bring healing, we ourselves must first be healed. Holiness depends on inner cleansing and the bearing of good fruit. Touched and healed by Christ, we become vessels of hope and healing.
St. Gregory the Great reminds us: “The proof of love is in works. Where love exists, it works great things. But when it ceases to act, it ceases to exist.”
The Gospel today echoes this truth: real healing always leads to humble service. Our healing is the assurance of our faith and the insurance for the faithful. Just as Simon’s mother-in-law, once healed, immediately rose to serve, so too must our healing bear fruit in service.
Let us be not merely people of words but of deeds, offering extraordinary generosity in ordinary ways—hidden from the public eye, yet seen by God.
Jesus healed the sick and cast out demons, but He silenced the evil spirits, not allowing them to proclaim His identity. He wanted the people to recognize Him not as a miracle worker but as the Proclaimer of the Good News for all.
May the fabric of our personal prayer make us available to the suffering humanity around us—in the way we can and in the way we ought to be.
May God bless you.