OPEN OUR EYES AND EARS

Mark 7:37 - "They were exceedingly astonished and they said, 'He has done all things well.  He makes the deaf hear, and the mute speak.'"
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The Catholic Church has always been in the forefront of issues that would significantly impact the Christian belief as wells as things that would affect the masses especially the poor.  Yes, It has Its own issues, internally, but that would be taken care of, with extensive reforms along the way.

And together with this, we are asked to join Its cause, recently on the issue of the Reproductive Health (RH) bill.  But, most of us would rather choose to ignore the call and just leave it to fate whatever will happen.

Most of us just played deaf and blind to it, but would readily attack the same Church on its mistake and lapses.  We would be blind to all the great things it is doing, but instead, be deaf to all its cries not to vote for candidates that would make our lives more miserable.

But the Church would not punish us for doing so.  The Church would not excommunicate us.  Instead, on all days of the year, the Church would pray for us all, and hope that someday, we will heed Its call, hear the mass and contribute so It may serve more of the poor.

Let us open our ears.  Let us open our eyes.  We may criticize; we may ignore Its calls.  But still, we belong to the same Church that Jesus established so we may all join Him in praising our God.  Open our ears and eyes as well as our hearts and accept the Lord and His teachings wholeheartedly, expressing the same love to others and for all.

+ Let us pray:  Lord Jesus, You have formed Your Church so we may know You more and more, to praise You and bless You and to thank You for all the blessings You have imparted to all of us.  We would sometimes be deaf and blind to these things, simply because we are selfish and just look at things and people, that we forget that it is You whom we should follow.  Teach us to love You more, as we open our eyes and ears to Your unending love and serve You now and in eternity, Amen +