It is 24th October 2020. We celebrate the memorial of St. Anthony Claret, Bishop.
The readings are from Ephesians 4:7-16; and the Gospel from Luke 13:1-9
Abraham Maslow, a humanist psychologist remarked once, “If you plan on being anything less than what you are capable of being, you will probably be unhappy all the days of your life.”
A mammoth elephant was standing in a zoo at a same spot. Looking at the animal, a visitor asked the trainer of the elephant, why it is not moving out of the place. The trainer replied that when it was a baby elephant, they used to tie the legs of the elephant and leave it there. Hence forth, even now it is believing it is still tied down by the rope.
St. Paul reminds us to value the measure of gifts we received from Christ and be fruitful in what we are endowed with. To build up the Body of Christ, we need to be fruitful according to the measure of Christ’s gift in each one of us.
The intention of God for us is to go up, grow up and glow up.
God is not tired of looking for fruits in our lives. God regards us so highly and expects us to be fruitful.
Fruits that last and beneficial for the common good is what God is looking for.
Not merely a bunch of human skills but growth and maturity in discerning the truth.
We are all invited to be saints by the virtue of baptism. Let not our casual and usual sins tie us down rather our repentance and resilience bring out the saint from within.
Repentance and sharing are the fruitfulness of our life.
By knowing what we are, relying and trusting in God, we become who we want to be.
When we are tied to the past, we do not see the worth of the present and the potentiality to be different. Spiritual growth is nearly impossible without a consistent repentance.
Christ wants us to grow up leaving those things that are not allowing us to grow and glow up.
May you have a lovely day. God bless you.