3 December 2024 - Only By Grace Reflections

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TOPIC: AM I PERSEVERING EVERY DAY TO SEE JESUS AND TO KNOW HIS WILL?

First Reading: Isaiah 11: 1-10
Responsorial Psalm: Psalms 72: 1-2, 7-8, 12-13, 17
Gospel: Luke 10: 21-24

In our Gospel today, our Lord Jesus Christ tells His disciples about the favor God gives to those who are childlike. Christ was probably referring to those who have simple faith and have a clear focus on the Lord in spite of many distractions and temptations. But why would God give special favors to those who are childlike, and not to those who are learned and wise, nor to kings and prophets? Perhaps it’s because those who have gained higher learning about the law and authority may have the tendency to lose their focus on God and Him alone. Saint John Paul II said, "Trust Christ; listen attentively to His teachings, fix your eyes on His face, persevere in listening to His Word." We are reminded to keep our focus on Jesus, to constantly seek Him in everything, and we can trust that we will find Him and His will.

This is the 1682nd 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]