Tuesday, October 21, 2008

Message for World Mission Sunday

As World Mission Sunday passed, I have had some time to think about the message Christ has given us. And for me, I can’t help but think how some many things just channel us to message of Mission. It’s like the perfect timing for all these to have happen.

I am quite sure you must be thinking what I’m referring to. Well I am referring to the timing of how the economy has been torn down & the timing of World Mission Sunday is both happening at the same time. When I read the papers about how so many people are wondering how much they’ve lost because of such a downfall in the economy, I start ponder on how sad these people are. But when I go for mass, I still see how happy our Priests are. This would truly be a question then of where does our treasure lie?

At almost every mass, the priests are never forgetting to pose this statement to us, “The economy downfall is a true testimony of how something like money is determined as strong by the world can just shatter so fast. This is a true lesson from Jesus, asking us who or what we are dependant on?”

This links so much with World Mission Sunday, as we are questioned on what is our mission here on earth. Even for myself, God questions us, whether our goal is to earn as much money as we can?

But as Friar Joseph said on Sunday, are we proclaiming to the world about this Gold of Jesus to the world? This Gold who will never ever be shattered! And in many ways, we are called to reflect on whether we are proclaiming to this shattered world about this ever-sustaining Gold!

So as Disciples of the Lord, may we as a Church proclaim to the world about the Gold in Jesus! And may our Lives reflect the reason why we should claim the Gold!

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