Gospel Thoughts
*Ordinary Season : 16th Week - Thursday*
*Blessed are your ears, because they Hear*
*GOSPEL - Mt 13:10-17*
*FIRST READING - Jer 2:1-3, 7-8, 12-13*
*1) Ears are great Gift of God*
Ears are one among the great wonders of God in the Human person
The capacity to hear through the ears can't be compared to any valuable thing in the world, because once the ear loses the capacity to hear, there is no thing which can help to get it back
*2) Two ear Shapes form the Symbol of Heart*👂👂❤️
This is the fact. Two ears when kept together, they form the shape of the Heart
It conveys the message that, ears are directly connected to the heart
So listening directly affects the heart or careful listening can change the heart of the person
Since heart is the centre of emotions, listening, can influence the emotions. Which is very important for our conversion
*3) What do I hear in my daily life?*
There is no doubt that, we have the capacity to listen and hear
But the question is, what do I hear through my ears? What is the content which I am interested to listen? What is the subject matter of my listening??
*4) When our ears become blessed?*
In today's Gospel, Jesus says *Blessed are the eras which they hear*
We need to reflect about when do our ears become blessed?
It is very clear that when we use our ears to listen to Good News of the Kingdom of God, when we hear the Word of God, When we hear the Values of the Kingdom of God, our ears become blessed
*5) We need to protect our ears*
As we protect many things in our life, it is very important that we protect our ears too
We need to protect our ears mainly from gossip, from wrong information, from cruel things, from lose talk and other things which belong to unholy things
By protecting our ears, we will be able to safeguard our minds and hearts from evil things which will help us to live a holy life
*6) Poison which enters through ear and Mouth*
It is said, that the poison, which enters through the mouth can be taken out and the person can be saved
But the poison which enters through ears can't be taken out. It poisons the whole life.
So it is said, that poison which eneters through the ear is most dangerous than the poison which enters through the Mouth.
*Do I consider my ears are blessed which are able to hear?*
*What do they hear today?*
*What would I like to hear?*
*Think about it*
*God bless you and your family. Praying for you and your dear ones*
*Fr Maxim Dsouza*
*Jeppu Seminary*
*Mangalore*
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