13/06/2026
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Exodus 19:2-6a
Psalm 100:1-2, 3, 5
Romans 5:6-11
Matthew 9:36β10:8
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Cl. Julius Carl Ramasta, SSP
Last month, I was invited by one of my high school classmates to be a guest speaker for the previous school yearβs moving up ceremony. Although I felt privileged to be invited, I believe I was not ready to give such an address yet. After a couple of days, I declined the invitation, as I saw myself unfit for the role. The disciples in todayβs Gospel must have felt the same way. They are sent to cure the sick, raise the dead, cleanse lepers, and drive out demons. I can only imagine how they were feeling while Jesus was instructing them - did they feel up to the task or did they feel unworthy and unable?
In todayβs Second Reading, St. Paul reminds us that βwhile we were still sinners, Christ died for usβ in order βto prove his love for usβ. This goes to show that God loved us first because love does not look at qualifications; it simply loves! It is reassuring that although we may undergo struggles in our life - relationship, academics, or family - God still loves us and is looking after us. The lesson is simple but demanding: once we know we are loved, we cannot remain passive. Compassion received must become compassion given which results in mission to share the same.
Looking back, perhaps it was not really about my inability for the task but rather my littleness of faith that I failed to respond to that opportunity which God has called me to. Maybe I was so inattentive to His voice that I focused more on myself rather than on Him who promised to always be with me. But one thing is for certain: the mission is not about competence first β it is about being chosen and sent.
