02/10/2022
First Reading Habakkuk 1:2-3,2:2-4
Second reading. 2 Timothy 1:6-8,13-14
Gospel Luke 17:5-10
Today's reflection is on "Being a Servant; Humility"
Most often when we have done something well, and fulfilled our duty, we seek recognition and praise. Humility comes in many degrees, and the deepest degree of humility allows a person to serve without recognition or praise.
First, we must realize that the will of God is good for us. It imposes an obligation of love on us. When we fulfill God’s will, we should take delight in that fact alone because it is good. That way, the fulfillment of God’s will becomes the source of our joy, not the recognition of others.
Lets intimate on this phrase “We are unprofitable servants; we have done what we were obliged to do.” Try to say it, mean it and let it become the foundation of your daily service of God’s will. Doing so will set you on the “fast track” toward holiness.
O Lord teach me to be humble and unprofitable Servant, I acknowledge that this is a holy obligation of love and my most fundamental duty. Help me to embrace it with wholehearted faith and obedience.Amen