“LIVE YOUR FAITH.” This is a challenge that came to my mind
when I was hesitant to bring Holy Communion to a sick person every Wednesday
and Saturday. The hesitation is due to
a physical illness that entails some difficulty in walking. Hence, I reasoned out that once a week would
be enough instead of twice a week in bringing her the Sacred Host.
Reflecting,
however, on the words of our Lord Jesus Christ: “Truly I say to you, to the extent that you did it to one of these
brothers of Mine, even the least of them, you did it to Me.” (Matt. 25:45)
I then overcame my hesitation and continued my ministry, enlightened by my
faith that, indeed, I was serving the
Lord Himself in the person of this sick person.
To live
one’s faith is, indeed, a constant challenge in my everyday life. Since faith is a conviction and not a
certainty, it requires a commitment to something that is beyond my full
understanding, it being a mystery which only God can comprehend. Hence,
it poses a challenge of trust on a reality that is still an enigma.
One tenet of
our Christian Faith is that “GOD IS OUR FATHER”. Our Lord Jesus Christ Himself taught this
when He taught His apostles on how to pray, beginning with the words: “OUR
FATHER IN HEAVEN…”(Matt.6:9) This means
that we are all His children, brothers and sisters to one another. How to live this faith in everyday life is to me a constant challenge.
Everyday I
meet people from different walks of life.
Some are desirable, others undesirable or even offensive. Jesus, however said in Matthew 5: 44-48 “But I say to you, love your enemies, and
pray for those who persecute you, in order that you may be sons of your Father
who is in heaven;… For if you love those who love you, what reward have you? Do
not even the tax-gatherers do the same? And if you greet your brothers only
what do you do more than others? Do not
even the Gentiles do the same? Therefore
you are to be perfect, as your heavenly Father is perfect.”
I recall the
witnessing of Sister Theresa of Calcutta who ministered to the sick, the weak the
aged and the dying, serving them with her whole heart despite all the hardships
and problems that she had to undergo.
She is a perfect example to me who took the challenge of Christ, and
became a servant to everyone in need of her help, seeing in each of them the
person of Christ.
Right now in
our barangay, Centro 07, Tuguegarao City, I am faced with a constant challenge
on how I could serve everyone. I pray
for enlightenment on how to go about doing good to those in need of my help so
as to truly live my faith of seeing the person of Christ in each of them. I pray that the Holy Spirit, the Divine
Helper, will always help me.
by: Buddy Cagurangan
November 25, 2012
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