DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage
Dear Friend in the Lord,
Painful Challenges – Faith: In today’s Gospel, Jesus proclaimed to His Apostles, “I am sending you out like sheep amongst wolves; so be cunning as snakes, and yet innocent as doves.” Ponder on, “In living and serving Jesus and His Church, are we selfless, humble and discerning of God’s Will, or do we assume that we are ‘right’ in our ways?”
Fr Philip Heng, S.J.
Matthew 10:16-20,22
Jesus instructed the Twelve as follows: ‘Look, I am sending you out like sheep among wolves; so be cunning as snakes and yet innocent as doves.
‘Be prepared for people to hand you over to sanhedrins and scourge you in their synagogues. You will be brought before governors and kings for my sake, as evidence to them and to the gentiles. But when you are handed over, do not worry about how to speak or what to say; what you are to say will be given to you when the time comes, because it is not you who will be speaking; the Spirit of your Father will be speaking in you.
‘You will be universally hated on account of my name; but anyone who stands firm to the end will be saved.’