BE FAITHFUL
(Luke19:11-28)
A faithful person is a person who
is loyal, steadfast, resolute to whatever or whoever he owes allegiance. He is
strongly devoted in supporting someone or something he admires and loves. A
faithful person is true to his word, promise or vow. He carries out his duty
with diligence. He doesn't betray the trust deposited on him.
The Gospel of today placed side
by side the faithful and the unfaithful servants. In the faithful servants we
saw devotion and respect for their master. Their master went to receive a
kingly power and handed them ten pounds. The faithful ones, in reverence,
traded with theirs and made extra pounds. The other returned nothing but
insults to the master. While the faithful was made to reign with the master,
the wicked servants were condemned and slain.
The faithful sees good. The
unfaithful sees evil. The faithful sees reasons to love. The unfaithful sees
reasons not to love. The faithful is determined and resolute. The unfaithful is
careless and takes things for granted. The faithful person is aware of the
little things that matter. The unfaithful one wants it big all the time. The
faithful person is understanding and patient. The unfaithful one is never
patient. The faithful has no excuses to
fail in his vow. The unfaithful looks for excuses not to keep his vows.
How faithful are you? Have you
accepted all that the Lord has given to you in the proper disposition? Are you
faithful living your Christian faith? Are you steadfast to the vows you made to
that your husband? Are you living faithful to your wife as you vowed on your
wedding day? Are you faithful with the time God gave you to manifest His
goodness dutifully or are you using it in a wicked way living in sin and
idleness?
Let us pray
Heavenly Father, you're a
faithful God. You're calling us to faithfulness. You continue to give us
opportunities to prove our fidelity. Help us to be faithful to you and to our
fellow human beings, to be faithful with the responsibilities you have bestowed
on us, to be faithful in our calling and be admitted into the kingdom of God at
last through Christ our Lord. Amen.
God bless your Wednesday (33rd
Week, Ordinary Time)
Rev Fr Julian O Ekeh
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