"Do not be afraid any longer, little flock, for your Father is pleased to give you the kingdom.” Lk 12:32


The gospel today teaches us that we should not let fear control our lives. Anxiety, worries and the like can possibly cause us to lose sight of God and of faith. However, overcoming our fear is humility that enables us to fix our eyes upon the lord no matter how heavy our problems are. By simply focusing on God, we gain trust on him and lose sight of what bothers us.

On the other hand, God calls his disciples, including us, as his “little flock”. These two words tell us about the overflowing love of God and how compassionate he is to us. These words reveal that we don’t just belong to Jesus, it also shows how deep and intimate his love is. If we can understand the depth of his love, we can more likely have an intimate relationship with him.

Fear is truly inevitable, especially because every single day serves us more differently than the other. We do not have any idea on what lies beyond the end of the road, but by simply choosing to trust, and understand that we are loved by God and our loved ones, we have enough reason to take out the fear that we have in our hearts.

-JM Morales

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