Gospel
Matthew 17:14-20
If your faith were the size of a mustard seed, the mountain would move
A man came up to Jesus and went down on his knees before him. ‘Lord,’ he said ‘take pity on my son: he is a lunatic and in a wretched state; he is always falling into the fire or into the water. I took him to your disciples and they were unable to cure him.’ ‘Faithless and perverse generation!’ Jesus said in reply ‘How much longer must I be with you? How much longer must I put up with you? Bring him here to me.’ And when Jesus rebuked it the devil came out of the boy who was cured from that moment.
Then the disciples came privately to Jesus. ‘Why were we unable to cast it out?’ they asked. He answered, ‘Because you have little faith. I tell you solemnly, if your faith were the size of a mustard seed you could say to this mountain, “Move from here to there,” and it would move; nothing would be impossible for you.’
Reflection
In the last reading Christ questions the faith of the apostles. What he is looking for is complete faith. He is talking about complete faith heart and soul. The question is when we pray how much trust we have in the Lord.
Let us pray
Lord Jesus today you remind us faith can move mountains. The problem is many times we pray half heartedly. May the Holy Spirit be upon us to strengthen us to have complete faith in you.
Amen
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