Readings: I - Ex. 2: 1-15a
II - Mt. 11: 20-24
COUNT YOUR BLESSINGS
In the Gospel passage today, Jesus reproaches Chorazin, Bethsaida and Capernaum because they failed to recognise the Messiah in their midst in spite of his healing, preaching, raising of the dead, deriving of he demons and forgiving the sinners. They had eyes but they did not see and they had ears but they did not hear (Mk. 8:18). Their hearts were hardened and they refused to recognise and resisted to repent, though their eyes beheld the Messiah unlike the cities viz. Tyre, Sidon and Sodom.
Often times we are similar to the cities Chorazin, Bethsaida and Capernaum. We are blessed with countless blessing. We had bee victorious in so many struggles, we can testify to a number of miracles we experienced in our lives, we can vouch for His presence that preserved, prevented and protected us from despair, depression, fear, discouragement, worries and anxieties, still at the crucial time of testing are we not tempted to cry out, “God where are you?”. Let us try to count our blessings at those moments just raise our hearts in thanksgiving confident that our God is “Immanuel” - God with us.
Thank you Lord for the countless blessing you keep showering upon us! We serve a Mighty God.
ReplyDeleteCount your many blessings name them one by one; And it will surprise you what the Lord has done. Yes. Thank you father.
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ReplyDeleteGod blesses us with His real presence, our lives are miracles of God .We should thank the Triune God for all the blessings showered upon us.
ReplyDeleteThank you Jesus
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