Saint Jerome, Priest, Doctor
Monday of week 26 in Ordinary Time
Gospel – Matthew 13:47-52
“The kingdom of heaven is like a dragnet cast into the sea that brings in a haul of all kinds”. The Kingdom of heaven, it’s present part is here and now. It contains all kinds of fishes. The Fisherman collect the good ones in a basket and throw away those that are no use. The Fisherman decides. This is true with everything we see around. Around us there are lots of good and bad. But the Kingdom of God embraces everything. But Jesus Christ decides what is good and bad. The relationship with Jesus is the criteria to decide what is good and what is bad. This is also same with us. Each one of us have both good and bad in us. The Kingdom of God embraces everything in me, both good and bad. It’s my personal relationship with Jesus that helps me to sort what is good in me and what is bad in me. Let’s reflect: Does my relationship with Jesus help me to sort what is good and what is bad in me?
Don Giorgio