Conviction
Jesus faced a lot of resistance from the Jews who were already planning to persecute him...but undaunted, he carried on his teachings and healing; in a way to try and convince them that he is the Son of God, sent by the Father to teach them the laws of love, compassion, mercy. "My aim is to do not my own will, but the will of him who sent me." (John 5:30). A strong conviction of a God who became man, so as to understand our human weaknesses, but is without sin. He lived among men, ate with sinners, taught the multitude, healed the sick and possessed, condemned the hypocrisy of the Pharisees, chose his 12 disciples among the common working class men; was hated by the Pharisees and unjustly tried by Pontius Pilate, suffered humiliation, torture and was eventually crucified on a cross. All because he loved us so much, he wanted to redeem us from eternal damnation.
Do we have such conviction to follow Jesus after all that he went through for us? Today, he is still working, like everyday, to help and guide us in our lives, through the Holy Spirit. He came to give us hope of a new life, he taught us to be selfless, to love our neighbours, to forgive our enemies, to be compassionate to the poor and under-privileged, to be charitable in our deeds, to be humble in all our dealings, to be gentle in our temperament and to offer peace to all our fellow human beings.
To keep up with this conviction, he urged us to communicate with him everyday through prayers; and as if that is not enough, he comes to us everyday in the Eucharist, in the form of a humble bread and wine. How can we not love and adore such a wonderful God and share him with others? How can we not bring his light and glory to those who do not yet know him? How can we not praise and glorify him in our daily living?
To fall in love with God is the greatest romance,
to seek him, the greatest adventure, and
to find him, the greatest achievement.
- St Augustine-
Do we have such conviction to follow Jesus after all that he went through for us? Today, he is still working, like everyday, to help and guide us in our lives, through the Holy Spirit. He came to give us hope of a new life, he taught us to be selfless, to love our neighbours, to forgive our enemies, to be compassionate to the poor and under-privileged, to be charitable in our deeds, to be humble in all our dealings, to be gentle in our temperament and to offer peace to all our fellow human beings.
To keep up with this conviction, he urged us to communicate with him everyday through prayers; and as if that is not enough, he comes to us everyday in the Eucharist, in the form of a humble bread and wine. How can we not love and adore such a wonderful God and share him with others? How can we not bring his light and glory to those who do not yet know him? How can we not praise and glorify him in our daily living?
To fall in love with God is the greatest romance,
to seek him, the greatest adventure, and
to find him, the greatest achievement.
- St Augustine-
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