"Sin-o ining tawo nga madamo ang akon nabatian nahanungod sa iya?"

Ebanghelyo subong nga Adlaw (Lucas 9:7-9)

Huwebes (Setyembre 26)

Si Herodes nga pangulo sang Galilea nakabati sang tanan nga nagkalatabo. Naglibog gid ang ulo niya kay may mga tawo nga nagsiling, “Nabanhaw si Juan Bautista.” 

Ang iban nagsiling nga si Elias nagpakita, kag ang iban pa gid nagsiling nga ang isa sang mga propeta sang una nabanhaw.

Nagsiling si Herodes, “Ginpapugotan ko sing ulo si Juan, pero sin-o ining tawo nga madamo ang akon nabatian nahanungod sa iya?” Kag nagtinguha sia sa pagpakigkita sa kay Jesus.

Prayers:

"Heavenly Father, form in me the likeness of your Son, our Lord Jesus Christ, and deepen his life within me that I may be like him in word and in deed. Increase my eagerness to do your will and help me to grow in the knowledge of your love and truth."

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Reflection of the Daily Gospel:

Who do you most admire? People with power, influence, fame, or wealth? Scripture warns us of such danger (see Proverbs 23:1-2). King Herod had respected and feared John the Baptist as a great prophet and servant of God. John, however did not fear to rebuke Herod for his adulterous affair with his brother's wife. Herod, however, was more of a people pleaser than a God pleaser. Herod not only imprisoned John to silence him, but he also beheaded him simply to please his family and friends. Now when reports of Jesus' miracles and teaching reach Herod's court, Herod becomes very troubled in conscience. He thinks that John the Baptist has risen from the dead! Herod sought to meet Jesus more out of curiosity and fear than out of a sincere desire to know God's wisdom and truth.

Who is most influential in your life? And who do you most want to be like? We naturally look up to other people we want to imitate. If we truly want to be like God and to live as his sons and daughters, then it greatly helps us to have good models and examples of godly people who show us how to live in the power of God's love and holiness.God's grace frees us from the tyranny of fear and the pressure to please others rather than to please God. Do you allow God's grace to fill you with faith and courage to choose what is good and pleasing to him and to reject whatever would keep you from embracing his love and will for your daily life?