Jesus went around all the towns and villages, teaching in their synagogues and proclaiming the good news of the kingdom;
and he cured every sickness and disease. When he saw the crowds, he was moved with pity; for they were harassed and helpless,
like sheep without a shepherd. Then he said to his disciples, “The harvest is abundant, but the workers are only few.
Ask the master of the harvest to send workers to gather his harvest.”
REFLECTION:
The wise King Solomon quips that the most fragrant perfume can be ruined by just a single dead fly. Nowadays,
this has become a trend and an obsession. Many are searching for dead flies in people who honestly pursue goodness.
A journalist tried to taint Mother Teresa’s resolute faith with the brief words of doubt she wrote in her diary.
A blogger worked to destroy a public servant’s formidable record of integrity with unverified accounts of his marital infidelity.
Both Mother Teresa and the public servant chose to continue their good works despite attempts at discrediting them.
They chose to gather those in need than be scattered by malicious thoughts. In the Gospel, the Pharisees tries to blot Jesus’
reputation by associating his work with that of the devil. Jesus, however, stays focused on what he can gather than minding
the desperate attempts to ruin him.
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