29th Sunday in Ordinary Time
First reading – Isaiah 45:1,4-6
97th WORLD MISSIONARY DAY 2023
The reading of the World Missionary Day is very inspiring as our duty is to profess the one God. Because when we are not to profess the one God which is revealed to be in the person of Jesus Christ, what I want to do is to find space for a God which suits my purposes. Often, when we don’t want to profess the one God, we want to profess the god which suits my purposes. A god which justifies doing what I want. A god which does not question my interpretation of things and incidents. It’s a god at my disposition and not myself at the disposition of God. When the Lord God says, “I have called you by your name”, it means that there is only one God to whom I should be obedient and submissive. Whenever I have the temptation to do the opposite, I should remember the history. Being a missionary is nothing other than overcoming to fear to go to anyone to spread the message of Gospel. Let’s reflect: Am I ready to accept the one God, to whom everyone has placed his submission?
Sunday 22 October
