Reflection on the Gospel of Matthew

What I feel right now is actually not related to what I’ve posted here. I felt a little anger of a few things but today’s Gospel gave me somewhat a “relief” and totally took away my anger after hearing the homily of Fr. Regie Malicdem. It was very well said and it really made me realized a lot of things especially when asking for something from the Lord. The Gospel is according to Matthew 7:7-12 and here it is…

Jesus said to his disciples:

“Ask and it will be given to you;

seek and you will find;

knock and the door will be opened to you.

For everyone who asks, receives;

and the one who seeks, finds;

and to the one who knocks, the door will be opened.

Which one of you would hand his son a stone

when he asked for a loaf of bread,

or a snake when he asked for a fish?

If you then, who are wicked,

know how to give good gifts to your children,

how much more will your heavenly Father

give good thingsto those who ask him.

“Do to others whatever you would have them do to you.

This is the law and the prophets.”

The first few lines struck me the most. It is very true that the when we ask, it will be given to us; when we seek and we shall find it; and when we knock the door will be opened for us. The Lord is always listening to our prayers. His hands are always available anytime we need it. He always answers our prayers because He is just too close to us. He is just around.

Sometimes we get too tired and we always hurry things up. We give up if we feel God will not grant us our request. We just have to remember that God always answers our prayers. We just have to wait. The Lord knows everything for us. He knows what is good for us. He answers our prayers in His ways and for sure it will be best for us. He will not give us blessings we do not ask or something that will cause us harm or pain. He will not give us a burden that we cannot carry. And if God answers our prayers with a NO, it doesn’t mean He does not care. It only denotes that it is not good for us.

Sometimes, too, He gives us more than what we ask for. If we receive so many blessings in our lives, we must learn how to share it with those who need it. If the Lord showers us with good things, it will be kind if we give space for the needy to sleep in a bed of roses. What we do to others, we do it to the Lord. It is in giving and sharing that we express our love to God and in the same way it is the manifestation of His love for us.

Let us always be thankful and be grateful for everything we have no matter how big or little they are. Remember, God loves us so much!