Readings
I - Deu. 6: 4-13
II - Mt. 17: 14-20
FLAVOUR BY FAITH
Today’s Gospel passage is about Jesus curing a boy with a demon. Absence of faith in both, the man who brought the boy and the disciples made the miracle an impossible one. It is in this context Jesus says, “If you have faith the size of a mustard seed, you will say to this mountain, ‘move from here to there’, and it will move, nothing will be impossible for you”. Faith as mustard seed can flavour life and favour all things.
With the two waves of covid, the economy has slashed radically, leaving the people under poverty, unemployment and misery. Common people are caught up into the clutches of depression, discouragement, despair, helplessness and hopelessness. There are people who are unable to get even one square meal in a day, inability to cope up with the educational expenses have left many children as dropouts from the school this year, students who have completed their higher education with great struggle remain jobless with shattered dreams and vanning hope, some people are with guilt feeling of losing their dear ones because of their inability to afford to their medical treatment and some are mourning at the sudden demise of their dear ones.
Covid has adversely affected the social, economical and psychological dimensions of the people. Amidst all these adversaries there are still opportunities and possibilities for the one who nurtures his spiritual dimension in faith. Yes, faith can topsy turvey all setbacks into success, failure into accomplishment, adversity into prosperity and defeat into victory. Let our mind and heart resonate with this prayer: “Jesus Lord, increase my faith”.
