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Thursday, October 04, 2018
October 4, 2018
SAINT FRANCIS FROM BANGKOK
Luke 10: 1-12


In Bangkok, I see every day, the Buddhist monk who go around to receive the food from the people. They bring a kind of basin inside of their orange tunic. Many times, I see how the people give them some food. One lady buys them the food and before giving it to them, they kneel down, seems like asking for prayer. Then, the food passed to the monks.

This scene is really interested in me. Behind this view, I see how the people have a kind of sensitive attitude to take care of the monks. In the monk’s attitude, I see this kind of entrusting in God’s providence. They may be don’t aware about it, but as a Catholic, I see with my eyes’ faith that this is really a God’s providence.

One of the ways to reach this God’s providence is to living in poverty. Saint Francis of Assisi is one example for us. He left his rich family and lives with a new lifestyle, living in poverty. In this way, we trust our need in the God’s hand. He will send us the things that we really need—like food for the monks—through the other. Life in this way is like a share something to the others. The Buddhist people in Bangkok can help us to do the same thing.
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Wednesday, October 03, 2018
October 3, 2018
MOVING OTHER PEOPLE
Luke 9: 57-62


Every morning when I go to school, I see one old man sit on the right side of the road in Bangkok. He doesn’t change his clothes. Looks like one who doesn’t have a home to stay at. Or maybe, he doesn’t have a family to take care. Really, this old man doesn’t have a place to put his head.

I was thinking about him when I reflected this gospel. I asked, is Jesus like this man? Jesus doesn’t have a house to take a rest. Yes, when Jesus said like this, he likes to give the message to his followers that this world is not our eternal house. Our eternal house is there, where the Father is preparing for each one of us. Following Jesus then means that letting go on without going or looking back. The only one that we can follow is Jesus Christ. He is our compass. 

Do I want to follow Jesus? Maybe Jesus appears in front of us like the old man in Bangkok. He looks like lifeless but I think that he is an inspirator for us. He makes us more careful with the others. Looking him must be like an invitation for us to taking care of the others. 

Have a nice day.
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Tuesday, October 02, 2018
Oktober 2, 2018
SIGNS OF GOD'S PRESENCE
Mat 18: 1-5, 10


One time, I visited one of my relatives in the other city. I saw the little cemetery beside his house. I asked him about it. He told me that, one of his children has died and they gave him rest in that place. He also explained to me that this child is an angel for all of them in the family.

Yes, we have this kind of claim that the people who died especially the children become our angels. They don’t have sins so they are holy almost like the angels. In the today’s Gospel Jesus invites us to become like a child who depends his life on the others, the parents, his brothers and sisters. Our life must be like the child’s life. We depend on the God.

We are celebrating the memorial of The Holy Guardian Angels. Everyone has a guardian angel. Pope Francis said that the angels are the sign of the presence of God in our daily life. Let us know their presence in our daily life.
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Thursday, September 27, 2018
September 28, 2018
ARE YOU A CHRISTIAN?
Luke 9: 18-22


In the Union Thai Language School of Bangkok, my classmate from Taiwan asked me, “Are you a Christian?” I replied, “I am a Catholic.”

For me, this conversation was very nice. Saying I am a Catholic or a Christian means that I believe in Christ. But, it is really I believe in Christ? How do I believe in Christ? Just saying it or creating a relationship with Him?

Today’s Gospel talks about the identity of Jesus for us. Who is Jesus for me? For you also. Everyone can have his own answer. For me, sometimes I said He is my friend, sometimes He is my Father, my protector, etc. Maybe for you, readers, He is a guide in daily life.

Like I said yesterday, finding the identity of Jesus is our task in daily life. It is not enough to say I believe in Christ. Recognizing his presence in our daily life is one of the many ways that we have to find Him.

So, do I feel His presence in my daily life?

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Wednesday, September 26, 2018
September 27, 2018
FOUND BY GOD
Luke 9: 7-9


Some of my friends, Christians and not, have this question: do you believe that Jesus is the son of God?

I think that they still have a curiosity about Jesus. They want to know who Jesus is. Some of them also know that Jesus is one of the holy men in the world, one of the prophets, son of Mary and Joseph, etc.

Herod in today's Gospel has the same curiosity. He wants to know who is Jesus. He is a king who uses the power in his kingdom. After using all of this, he still remains in curiosity about Jesus. It is same to say that, all his power is passed but Jesus remains to be sought.  

Seeking or finding Jesus must be our daily desire. I like to repeat this phrase, Yes...I want to find Jesus today, Yes...I want to seek Jesus today. But as you know, Jesus is very difficult to find, to seek. What we can do is to let Him find us, to let Him seek us, to let ourselves to be found and to be sought by Him.

Jesus is always with us, but if we don’t let Him come to us, we can not find it. Jesus, help me to be sought by you.
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Saturday, September 22, 2018
September 22, 2018
BROKEN BY JESUS
Luke 8: 4-15

Going around the slum area in Bangkok, I find the beautiful thing to reflect. One day, we visited one family. The Father sleeps on the floor, based on a simple mattress. He doesn't want to change his clothes. Really, he is angry when we change it. My friend told me that he did not want to change the bed. Before, he slept on the trash. I can say that this attitude is like a rock that so difficult to break, to destruct.
  
Sometimes, facing the Word of God, our heart is like a rock, a stone. I myself feel it many times. I listen to it but I don’t want enter more deeply in the close relationship with the Word, with Jesus our Lord. So, this Word of God is like one or one things that pass by in my daily life. Today's Gospel reminds me, reminds us that only God can change our heart. He can break our rocky-heart and gives us new open-heart that ready to receive the Word of God.

Today, I pray so that we can let God breaks our rocky-heart and then we receive His Word. Receiving it means we walk with Him in our daily life.
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Wednesday, September 19, 2018
September 19, 2018
BECAUSE OF LOVE
Luke 7: 31-35


Love has a big meaning. Sometimes it is very difficult to explain or to understand. We can only feel it that love is the big meaning thing. 

This love appears in the life of a wife of one sick people that we visited yesterday in the slum area of Bangkok. The husband is sick. He always sleeps. Maybe the doctor will say, we just wait for the best moment of him. But, the wife is always faithful stay beside him. I saw the inner happiness of this lady. Facing the difficult situation like this is not easy. I believe that without love, the lady will leave this husband. With love, smile and easy thing come out.

In today’s Gospel, Jesus reminds us to keep the love. Love here means to let Him enter into our life. This is our love for Him. Like children that let many things enter in his brain so that they can learn many new things. Love is very nice. Saint Paul in the first reading also stresses on this aspect. If we choose between faith, hope and love, Paul invites us to choose love because love remains always.

With love, we can let Jesus enter in our daily life. So, let us keep our loving for Him and for the others.
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Tuesday, September 18, 2018
September 18, 2018
DOING LIKE JESUS
Luke 7: 11-17
One day, I and my friends visited one lady in a slum area of Bangkok. She is a special lady because of his heroic service. She called my friend when she saw one child without parents. My friend talked to her that he cannot make anything because he is a foreigner. Then, the lady published on Facebook the picture of the child and ask who knows the parents. In some days, his mother came and took him.
What this lady did is like Jesus did, giving hope to the others. Jesus gave hope to the Nain widow. She lost all things: husband and son. In their culture, son is the last hope of the family. This widow is very suffered and Jesus gives him a joy experience. His son is lived. The same thing that the lady of Bangkok gave hope to the child.

Our mission is like Jesus’ mission, giving hope to the others. Giving life for the dead, giving joy for the sad, and other things. When I give hope to my friend, my family, my co-workers?
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Monday, September 17, 2018
September 17, 2018
SALVATION FOR ALL
Luke 7: 1-10

I just arrived three days ago in Bangkok, Thailand. In these days, I join the confreres in serving the others: visit the sick people, talk with the students and teachers, help the poor people in the slum, etc. What makes me admire is about the people that we serve. The majority of them are Buddhist. In the Catholic school, there are 80% of the Buddhist Students. In the slum area, the majority of people are Buddhist. I can say that we are serving the others: religion, culture, and way of life.

I think that serving the others is the main theme of today’s Gospel. Jesus in the healing event serves the member of Roman emperor, Centurion. Jesus comes from the Jews people. In that time, many people claimed that, the salvation only for the Jews. But, Jesus comes and brings the salvation for all, not only for the Jews. Here, in Thailand, we bring the salvation for all, not only for the Christian but also for non-christian.

Do we serve the others people; religion, culture, tradition, etc in our daily life? Do we welcome them?

Let us learn from our Lord Jesus Christ who serve the others people.



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Tuesday, September 11, 2018
Sept 11, 2018
CHOSEN BY JESUS
Luke 6: 12-19
Our professor of Eastern Philosophy in Driyarkara School of Philosophy, in Jakarta, told us about his study. He said that when he was getting his Master in Philosophy, he didn’t use the book. We were surprised. What happened? He then said that because he just followed his master. In India, he continued, the student learns by following his teacher especially in philosophy of India. Most of the activities of the master are meditating and no explaining or giving the discourse.
Today, in the Gospel, we listen to Jesus who chooses his disciples. He first went to the mountain to pray and then he chose his disciples. After choosing them, he keeps them in prayer and then he sent them. It means that the prayer is the centre of their life.
Here, Jesus invites them just to follow Him. Until now, as we follow the daily gospel, Jesus attracts many people. They come to Him for asking healing and listening to his discourse. At this moment, Jesus needs the help of the other. That’s why he chooses the disciples. Their activity is just to follow Him. Follow him include in prayer as Jesus shows them.
The disciples are chosen by Jesus. Jesus who takes the first initiative. We can not say that Jesus knows them very well before choosing them. In fact, Jesus chooses and forms them. Jesus doesn't choose the holy man. They have a different kind of weakness and sin. Jesus in many occasions said that He comes to call sinners. The holiness or perfectness is not criteria to become the disciples. Jesus himself who makes us holy. He chooses them because He loves them.
Jesus loves all of us so that He calls all of us to become his disciples. Our main work is following Him. He prays and we must pray. He visits the sick people and we must visit the sick people.

So, do you want to follow Him?

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