SATURDAY 22th of AUGUST
Matthew 23, 1-12:
“He who would be first among you shall be your servant… He who exalts himself shall be humbled, and he who humbles himself shall be exalted.”
In one way or another, we can all see ourselves reflected in today’s gospel because we all like to be served before we serve.
We find it hard to “kneel” before others and prefer to have them bend their knees before us.
The word service is very much in our minds. We use it for everything.
It is always good to be seen to be spending our lives in service to others.
But, even though it is a word that is very much in our heads, we have to work to make it pass into our hearts and also into our hands.
Let us ask the Lord to make us consistent and humble in our service.
May we always feel what we think and do what we feel without ever believing that we are superior to others.
May the Lord always make us feel that we are the servants of all our brothers and sisters and help us also to pass this awareness into our hands.
Good day.
Antonio María Sanjuán Marín, cmf
