“Why couldn’t we drive the
demon out?” (Mt 17:19)
Meditation: Today many people, especially the
corporate, are monitoring or keeping a close watch on others’ career and their
success. This is very good and helpful too. Those who do it effectively find
themselves successful and meaningful. There are also others, who just see the
success line of winners and go after them, imitating. However, we find them not
successful; but often a big failure. How does it happen? In today’s gospel we
find some indication to understand the theme better. Disciples of Jesus asked
him, “Master, why couldn’t we drive the demon out?” They really wanted to know
that why they couldn’t drive out the evil spirits from the boy as their master
did. Jesus gave the simple answer; because you do not have real faith. This is
the cause of their utter failure. They failed to understand the real cause of
their failure. Why even today, we remain fruitless in spiritual life. We lack
something important in our life. We just become imitators of someone without
imbibing their charisma. The book of Hebrews says, “As for us, we have this
large crowd of witnesses round us. So then, let us rid ourselves of everything
that gets in the way, and of the sin which holds on to us so tightly, and let
us run with determination the race that lies before us.” (12:1) It is not in an
overnight we become a saint, rather let us on every day, on a regular basis putting
before us Jesus our target, invoking the intercession of numerous saints, the
successful imitators of Jesus Christ, let us chase our race.
Prayer: Lord Jesus, we thank you and praise you for your correction and
encouragement everyday you give. Whenever we prove ourselves wrong and
fruitless, give us the courage to come back to you and learn from you and
realize the right cause of failure in our lives. Lord, our master, teach us to
realize our failures. Amen!
Greetings: Take courage God is with you! Have a
nice and blissful day….
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