Some Sayings of Jesus

Reflection on the Gospel of the Monday
In The Thirty-Second Week Of Ordinary Time

Jesus in todays Gospel is making a few observations;

But he is also pointing out what is worst then sin;

The person who is the source of sin of another, is more worst, then the sinner.
Not making your brother/sister aware of their sin. By you abstaining in your duty, you have washed your hands from your responsibility to them, as being in the one family of God.
Not forgiving those who sin around you (how then can you ask for forgiveness).

Then there is a statement by the disciples which seems unconnected with the passage on sin in the previous verses;

“Lord, Increase our faith!”
and Jesus points out that even little faith is sufficient to do miracles all around.
or even one solitary life of leaving in relationship with God is sufficient to light up the world to come into a better and right relationship with God.

What is faith?

It is the result of having
an experience
which leads you to trust
which in turn helps you to believe and live that trust.
So all these combined influencing your life together is faith
Faith opens you to get into a relationship with God, and grow in Him
So this faith/relationship opens you to manifest God’s presence in and around you
and though it may not be as big a mountain
but be as little as a mustard seed,
it has the potential to light passion for God in every heart, it comes in contact with.

Come let us with the apostles tell Jesus, “Lord, increase our faith…“