Gospel
Luke 12:1-7
Not one sparrow is forgotten in God's sight
The people had gathered in their thousands so that they were treading on one another. And Jesus began to speak, first of all to his disciples. ‘Be on your guard against the yeast of the Pharisees – that is, their hypocrisy. Everything that is now covered will be uncovered, and everything now hidden will be made clear. For this reason, whatever you have said in the dark will be heard in the daylight, and what you have whispered in hidden places will be proclaimed on the housetops.
‘To you my friends I say: Do not be afraid of those who kill the body and after that can do no more. I will tell you whom to fear: fear him who, after he has killed, has the power to cast into hell. Yes, I tell you, fear him. Can you not buy five sparrows for two pennies? And yet not one is forgotten in God’s sight. Why, every hair on your head has been counted. There is no need to be afraid: you are worth more than hundreds of sparrows.’
Reflection
There are three lessons we can pick from this reading. Firstly do not be a hypocrite. A hypocrite is a person who acts and say one thing but do another. Sooner or later the truth will be out in the open . Secondly do not fear death because of proclaiming and living the gospel but fear losing the soul. Thirdly the Lord will provide for God value us more than all the creatures on earth. Do you believe God really love us?
Let us pray
Lord Jesus because of Adam and Eve we greatly sinned. Through your love by dying on the cross we have reconciled with the Father. Grant we may sin no more.
Amen
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