Despised by others but not by the Lord, Matthew
began a journey that day that changed his life. He became so immersed in the
teachings and life of the Lord Jesus that he stayed with Jesus throughout His
public life. Following Jesus’ death and resurrection and the Pentecost
experience, Matthew spread the Good News of the coming of the Kingdom here on
earth. Matthew gave his life and accepted martyrdom for the
faith.
You
and I may be despised by another or by others but not by the Lord ever!
As Paul says in the first reading of today's liturgy, Eph 4: 1-7, 11-13, we,
God's holy ones--yes, holy, though sinners--are equipped "for the work of
ministry, for building up the Body of Christ, until we all attain to the unity
of faith and knolwedge of the Son of God, to mature [personhood]. to the extent
of the full stature of Christ." That is God's guarantee and our hope in Christ
Jesus! What an awesome God!
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