May the Lord give you peace and health in the Holy Spirit.
It is 12th July 2021.
We reflect from Exodus 1:8-14, 22 and the Gospel from Matthew 10:34-11:1.
Who do we love first? Most of us would say that it is God we love most. Forgetting God, our roots and stories of our fathers and mothers, we will remember nothing much or oversimply life to what we see and experience.
Everyone of has a history. People who loved and cherished us for a long time either change their minds or they want to move on forward with something new in their life. New generation look at the history so critically, they find nothing to learn from the insights of the stories of our early connections.
After the death Joseph and his brothers, a new Pharaoh who had no knowledge of the history of Israelites began to enslave, illtreat, dehumanize and become indifferent to them. When we do not value our history and its riches, we become so insecure, and suspicious and of the present. There is no history without the presence and participation of God in the lives of people. A history devoid of God is not history at all. God involves in the struggles of our past and what is going now in our life.
In the Gospel, Jesus instructs His disciples that they need to prioritize God over everything. By welcoming and respecting everyone in our life, we experience the spark of God’s love.
By prioritizing God in our life, we enjoy peace in our life. May the Lord Holy Spirit help us respect our history ours and to have a willingness to learn from others. God bless you.