29 October 2024 - Only By Grace Reflections

TOPIC: WHAT IS THE LITTLE THAT I HAVE RIGHT NOW THAT GOD WANTS TO USE FOR HIS GLORY?

First Reading: Ephesians 5: 21-33
Responsorial Psalm: Psalms 128: 1-2, 3, 4-5
Alleluia: Matthew 11: 25
Gospel: Luke 13: 18-21

We should not let our feelings of insignificance stop us from giving or sharing whatever we have, trusting that it is the Lord our God who will bless all our efforts. For God, nothing is small or insignificant, there is just His power and faithfulness that will fulfill any mission He has entrusted to us, if we simply trust in Him!

Pope Francis said, "If you had faith as a grain of mustard seed, you could say to this sycamore tree, 'Be rooted up, and be planted in the sea', and it would obey you". A mustard seed is tiny, yet Jesus says that faith this size, small but true and sincere, suffices to achieve what is humanly impossible, unthinkable."

This is the 1647th installment of our CFC contemplation series focusing on the daily liturgical readings.

[NOTE: Let us listen to our brother Lawrence Quintero, a member of the CFC International Council, as he brings us today's reflection.

All the regular reflections are between 3-7 minutes long, enough time for us to ponder what God's message is for us individually and to pray that we may live them out in our lives. This video is also available on Couples for Christ’s Facebook page. In You Tube, just type ONLY BY GRACE REFLECTIONS]