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Tuesday, October 09, 2018
October 9, 2018
LEARN TO LISTEN
Luke 10: 38-42


Reflecting on today’s Gospel, I find myself on the contrary way. The Gospel invites us to become an audience than a spokesman. But, at this moment, I am learning the Thai Language, so I learn to more speak. Even this is only an exercise, until now, I don’t have many vocabularies. Every day, I try to reply to the question of the teacher and my friend but many times I fold because I can not understand the question.

I think that at this moment Jesus invites us, invites me, to learn how to listen to Him. Maria shows us his way, that is to sit in the feet of Jesus and listen to Him. What I’m doing now can bring me to more listen and sit. Now, maybe I need to more speak than listen but will come the time for me, to be more listen than speak. 

In our busy days, we try to listen to the Word of God, in our particular way. Someone can download the daily short meditation. Others may be to enter the church and just see the holy cross. Other again maybe can read the daily Gospel in his office.


Let us try it.
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Saturday, October 06, 2018
October 6, 2018
SMILE OF CHILD
Luke 10: 17-24


Every day, I pass by a Catholic school. After parking the motorcycle, we walk through the entering area of the school. I always smile here, seeing the children who kiss the mothers’ or fathers’ hand in the morning or those who running forward their parents at the end of the school time. Really, I always enjoy this view. I see the joy and happiness of the children and the parents. There, at this moment, happiness is not a concept but a real fact.

Today’s Gospel shows us the joy of the disciples of Jesus after doing their mission. Like the children, the disciples talk to Jesus that they reach the high success. Their power from Jesus can fall the satan’s power. Here, we see not only the power of Jesus but also how the disciples manage the evil that they face. 

We face the evil in our daily life. We joy but behind this, we face the difficult moment. Jesus gives us always new strength in faith every moment if we ask to Him and we dedicate time to listen to Him. Meditation and prayer are the best moments to listen to Jesus. If we feel his presence in our daily life, we can joy like the children who finish his class and share his joy to his parents.

Happy weekend. 
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Friday, October 05, 2018
October 5, 2018
CONDOLENCE FOR PALU
Luke 10: 13-16


When I was reading the news about Indonesia, my friend from India came and said, “my condolence for you. I heard the natural disaster in your country.” 
“Thanks,” I replied to him.

We know it very well. Palu now is very famous because of this earthquake and tsunami, happened on Friday, September 28  ago. This natural event not only brings bad news for us in Indonesia but also for many people, including the scientists. As usual, many people use this moment to warn the others. They said that this is a punishment for the city. The scientists are very confused about this event because they can not know exactly how this happened. All of this brings us to see Palu’s people in this days.

In today’s Gospel, Jesus warns the cities Chorazin and Bethsaida. Jesus does it not because of their sin but because they refused the Good News from God. Yesterday, we read how Jesus sends the disciples to many places. These two cities don’t want to receive the messenger of Jesus. Jesus in today’s Gospel doesn’t punish them but gives them the warning. The warning that must they know and must give more attention.

What Jesus did is actually for us also. The event of Palu can be a warning for us. How we read the sign of nature around us. This event invites us--like to the scientists--to think more and more be aware of our relationship with nature. This is not the punishment for Palu but the warning for all for us. 

I give the greeting from my friend to the Palu’s people. May this condolence flye to Palu.
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