Saturday, July 27, 2013

"Ang kaaway ginsab-ugan man sang bugang ang iya uma"

Ebanghelyo subong nga Adlaw (Mateo 13:24-30)
Si Jesus nagsugid sa ila sing isa naman ka palaanggiran, “Ang Ginharian sang langit kaangay sang isa ka tawo nga nagsab-og sang maayo nga binhi sa iya uma.

Isa ka gab-i, sang nagakatulog ang mga tawo, nag-abot ang iya kaaway kag ginsab-ugan man sang bugang ang iya uma kag naglakat.

Sang nagtubo ang tanom, kag nagpamunga, ang mga bugang nagtubo man.

Ang mga suloguon sang tawo nagkadto sa iya kag nagsiling, ‘Sir, maayo nga binhi ang imo ginsab-og sa imo nga uma, pero diin bala maghalin ining mga bugang?’

Nagsabat sia, ‘Ginsab-og ini sang kaaway.’ Nagpamangkot sila, ‘Luyag mo bala nga panggabuton namon ang mga bugang?’

Nagsabat sia, ‘Indi lang, kay basi may magabot man kamo nga mga trigo kaupod sa mga bugang.

Pabay-i lang ninyo anay nga magpamuhi ang mga bugang kag ang mga trigo tubtob sa tig-alani, kay kon tig-alani na singganon ko ang mga mangangani: Gabuta anay ninyo ang mga bugang, bugkosa ini kag idap-ong sa kalayo. Dayon tipuna ninyo ang trigo kag isulod sa akon tambubo.’ "

Prayers:
"Lord Jesus, may your word take deep root in my heart and may I bear good fruit for your glory. May I hunger for your righteousness now that I may also look forward to the day of judgment with joy rather than with dismay."
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Reflection of the Daily Gospel:
What can malicious weed-sowing tell us about the kingdom of God? The image Jesus uses here is a common everyday example of planting, harvesting, and sorting the good fruit from the bad. Weeds can spoil and even kill a good harvest if they are not separated and destroyed at the proper time. Uprooting them too early, though, can destroy the good plants in the process. Just as nature teaches us patience, so God's patience also teaches us to guard the word which he has planted in our hearts and to beware of the destructive force of sin and deception which can destroy it. God's word brings life, but Satan, the father of lies, seeks to destroy the good seed which God plants in the hearts of those who listen to his word. God's judgment is not hasty, but it does come. And in the end, God will reward each person according to what he or she has sown and reaped in this life. In that day God will separate the evil from the good. Do you allow God's word to take deep root in your heart?

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