“As for you, how fortunate you are! Your eyes see and your ears hear. Many of God’s people wanted very much to see what you see, but they could not, and to hear what you hear, but they did not” (See Mt 13:16-17).
Yes, we are truly blessed if we are able to open our eyes and ears to the Word of God that sustains our being. Despite the hardships and the ups and downs of life, God is always good to us.
Paul, in our first reading of today’s liturgy, reminds Timothy his son in faith, to be a man of integrity. He tells him to continue in what he has learned and firmly believed, knowing from whom he learned it, and how from his childhood he has known the sacred writings that lead him to know Christ His Savior
. Do these words of St Paul, resound in us? Paul goes on to say that
all Scripture is inspired by God and useful for
teaching the truth,
rebuking error,
correcting faults and
giving instruction for the right living, so that everyone who belongs to God may be fully qualified and equipped for every good work. The word of God is like
inner eyes and
ears that make us move our
life with faith.
In the Gospel, we see Jesus teaching in the temple, asking the Scribes and the Pharisees who
the Messiah is. Many times, the Pharisees and Scribes tried to compromise Jesus’s identity as if a political leader, that they asked him whether to pay taxes or not to the Roman Emperor. They brought him controversial questions about the resurrection of the dead and the relative importance of commandments and so on and so forth. In all these ways, they tried to question his identity as the true Messiah. They wanted the Messiah made to their image and likeness, rather than to the
image and likeness of God, equal to the one who sends Him, the one who chooses Him and anoints Him for His saving work in the world.
May God strengthen our faith and belief in Jesus our Lord and Savior.