Do you trust God in His grace? Our Gospel for Jan 20, 2013
January 20, 2013 by bible sharing online
The boy Jesus in the Temple
Luke 2: 41-52
Each year Jesus’ parents went to Jerusalem for the feast
of Passover,
and when he was twelve years old,
they went up according to festival custom.
After they had completed its days, as they were returning,
the boy Jesus remained behind in Jerusalem,
but his parents did not know it.
Thinking that he was in the caravan,
they journeyed for a day
and looked for him among their relatives and acquaintances,
but not finding him,
they returned to Jerusalem to look for him.
After three days they found him in the temple,
sitting in the midst of the teachers,
listening to them and asking them questions,
and all who heard him were astounded
at his understanding and his answers.
When his parents saw him,
they were astonished,
and his mother said to him,
“Son, why have you done this to us?
Your father and I have been looking for you with great anxiety.”
And he said to them,
“Why were you looking for me?
Did you not know that I must be in my Father’s house?”
But they did not understand what he said to them.
He went down with them and came to Nazareth,
and was obedient to them;
and his mother kept all these things in her heart.
And Jesus advanced in wisdom and age and favor
before God and man.
Ang batang si Jesus sa templo
Lucas 2: 41-52
Taun-taon ay pumupunta ang kaniyang mga magulang sa Jerusalem para sa pista ng Paglagpas. 42 Nang si Jesus ay labindalawang taong gulang na, sila ay umahon sa Jerusalem ayon sa kaugalian ng kapistahan. 43 Sila ay bumalik nang mabuo na nila ang mga araw ng kapistahan. Sa kanilang pagbabalik, ang batang si Jesus ay nanatili sa Jerusalem na hindi nalalaman ni Jose at ng ina ng bata. 44 Sa pag-aakala nilang siya ay nasa kasamahan nila, sila ay yumaon at naglakbay ng isang araw. Pagkatapos nito, hinanap nila siya sa mga kamag-anak at mga kakilala. 45 Nang hindi nila siya natagpuan, bumalik sila sa Jerusalem at hinanap siya.
46 Pagkalipas ng tatlong araw, natagpuan nila siya sa templo. Siya ay nakaupo sa kalagitnaan ng mga guro, nakikinig at nagtatanong sa kanila. 47 Ang lahat ng mga nakarinig sa kaniya ay namangha sa kaniyang pang-unawa at mga sagot. 48 Nanggilalas ng labis ang kaniyang mga magulang nang makita siya. Sinabi sa kaniya ng kaniyang ina: Anak, bakit mo ginawa sa amin ang ganiyan? Ako at ang iyong ama ay naghanap sa iyo ng may hapis.
49 Sinabi niya sa kanila: Bakit ninyo ako hinanap? Hindi ba ninyo alam na kinakailangan kong gawin ang mga bagay na may kinalaman sa aking Ama? 50 Hindi nila naunawaan ang mga salitang sinabi niya sa kanila.
51 At siya ay lumusong na kasama nila at dumating sa Nazaret. Siya ay nagpasakop sa kanila. At iningatan ng kaniyang ina sa kaniyang puso ang lahat ng mga bagay na ito. 52 At si Jesus ay lumago sa karunungan, at pangangatawan, at sa pagbibigay lugod sa Diyos, at sa mga tao.
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Do you recognize your Father in heaven? Jesus went up to the temple for his first Passover at the dawn of his manhood (usually the age of twelve for Jewish males). It was at this key turning point in his earthly life that Jesus took the name “father” from Joseph and addressed it to God his Father in heaven. Just as the prophet Samuel heard the call of the Lord at a very young age, Jesus in his youth recognized that he has been given a call by his heavenly Father.
His answer to his mother’s anxious inquiry reveals his trusting faith and confident determination to pursue his heavenly Father’s will. Did you not know that I must be in my Father’s house? While Jesus recognized his unique call, he, nonetheless, submitted himself with love and obedience to Joseph and Mary and waited for the time when his call would be fulfilled.
Our Heavenly Father calls each of us to a unique task and mission in this life. We may not discover or understand it fully, but if we cooperate with God he will use us for his purpose and plan. With the call God gives grace — grace to say “yes” to his will and grace to persevere through obstacles and trials. Do you recognize God’s call on your life and do you trust in his grace?
“Lord, in love you have called me to live for your praise and glory. May I always find joy in your presence and trust in your grace and in your wisdom and plan for my life.”
God bless you always!
Note: Please pray for the success of our forthcoming Church Mass wedding at the San Antonio De Padua parish at Batasan Hills Q.C., this Feb 10, 2013. May they realize the importance of the sacrament of marriage in their lives. In Jesus name, Amen!