First reading of thurday of the thirth week of lent
27 "You shall speak all these words to them, but they
will not listen to you; and you shall call to them, but they will not answer
you. 28"You shall
say to them, 'This is the nation that did not obey the voice of the LORD their
God or accept correction; truth has perished and has been cut off from their
mouth (Gr 7, 27-28).
An SVD missionary was sent to Europe for first assignment. After
one year, he wanted to kill himself. He prepared a rope in his room and was
about to hang himself many times. Why?
The confreres did not treat him well. In
addition, his ministry was not going ok. Let’s see what was his ministry? Every
day he went to one of the houses and played with a little boy, trying to please
him and teach him the prayer ‘our Father’. Can you imagine that was what going
on for one year.
So if the general superior (SVD) sends you to some places
like that, are you going to take it?
But do not worry, mission is not your job, it is God’s. Play
your role, take your part and then do your best. That is all. Do your best, let
God do the rest, otherwise you will be stress.
We are not traders, don’t think of profit or loss. God will
take care of it.
Saint Paul says “I planted, Apollo watered, but God gave the
growth” (1Cr 3,6). Amen.
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