26th June 2018 Tuesday 12th Week of Ordinary Time

Reflection
2 Kings 19:9-11,14-21,31-35,36, Matthew 7:6,12-14
"A sharing on dogs and pigs"
There are some things that do not go together, like fire and water, heat and cold, night and day, etc. In the Jewish culture, dogs and pigs are considered to be unclean animals. If precious gems are put on pigs and dogs are given holiness that radiates God’s beauty and truth, we become unsettled by such sights. Jesus’ message to us is that there are some people who are not ready to hear the Good News we want to share with them. Perhaps they might hear and reject it and consider our words to be foolish words. Do we give up on them then? We wait patiently for their openness to receive Jesus and His message. We continue living with joy in our Christian faith, and show them, through our silent words, that God is alive.

As Christians, we must always treat others as we would like them to treat us. It calls for us to have a mature love that always seeks for the good of others. An unconditional love that has no limitations and inhibitions. This is the narrow road that we are called to choose to walk - the path of self-emptying love, of absolute love.

Questions for reflection:
1) Is there someone in my life that I find it hard to share my faith with because of his/her resistance?

2) How can I continue without giving up?