DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage
Dear Friend in the Lord,
Evil – Faith: In today’s Gospel, Jesus drove out the demon from the dumb man; “nothing like this has ever been seen in Israel.” Yet, the Pharisees tried to deceive the people into thinking that Jesus’ power came from the prince of devils! Ponder on the negative attitude of people who draw you away from God and the Church.
Fr Philip Heng, S.J.
Matthew 9:32b-38
A man was brought to Jesus, a dumb demoniac. And when the devil was driven out, the dumb man spoke and the people were amazed and said, ‘Nothing like this has ever been seen in Israel.’ But the Pharisees said, ‘It is through the prince of devils that he drives out devils.’
Jesus made a tour through all the towns and villages, teaching in their synagogues, proclaiming the good news of the kingdom and curing all kinds of disease and all kinds of illness.
And when he saw the crowds he felt sorry for them because they were harassed and dejected, like sheep without a shepherd. Then he said to his disciples, ‘The harvest is rich but the labourers are few, so ask the Lord of the harvest to send out labourers to his harvest.