Matthew 11:25-27

The message of the Gospel today is very clear for all of us that the mystery of God the Father is revealed only through the Son. The Father invites us to go to the Son; and upon accepting the invitation of the Father, through Jesus, we knew the Father.

In the entire life of Jesus, His ministries here on earth reflect the will of the Father. With the presence of Jesus, the Kingdom of God has been made present among us.

It is Jesus who taught us to pray to the Father using the Lord’s prayer.

Before Jesus ascended to heaven, He promised to send us the Paraclete-- the Joy Giver, the Holy Spirit who will enlighten us and who will make Jesus present among us all.

To understand the message of God, we need to open ourselves with humility to the indwelling of the Holy Spirit to open our minds to the outpouring of the wisdom of God.

Here in the reading today, we heard the word ‘babe’ wherein the mysteries of God were revealed unto them. Jesus always tells us that unless we become children, we can go to the Kingdom of God. More than reasons, God wants us to believe using our faith. Like children, God wants us to believe with full trust and full faith.

One night Br.Israel offered me a leftover eggpie. He’s already munching it when Kuya Joey told me? “Panis na ba yung eggpie?” I told him, since I have already eaten it, with conviction I responded: “Hindi pa.” Then he insisted, “para kasing may laway-laway na.” Then I told him, “para malaman mo kung panis na ang  pagkain, tinitikman yun hindi lang tinitingnan.” And then he, ate it with gusto. I asked him, “bakit kinain mo na agad?” He just smiled at me, “kasi sinabi mo na hindi pa panis.”

Jesus Christ is the word of God the Father. To have a taste of the Kingdom of God, like Kuya Joey, we need to have a leap of faith. We need to believe so that we could have a taste of the heavenly banquet. Sometimes the appearance of the way going to the Kingdom of God is full of sadness, pain, sorrows, martyrdom, conviction and condemnation from our present society. But beyond that, the leap of faith make us to open not only our eyes but also to open our hearts so that we can embrace sufferings and become joyful in doing our sacrifices for God.

Upon making this reflection, I realized that the way towards Jesus is always leading to the cross. For us grown-ups, the cross is painful. But for the children I met, the cross is where Jesus is.

As the children song goes, “I am decided to follow Jesus, no matter what, no matter what.” As Christians, we need to wear our cross elegantly.

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