Saturday, 18th week in Ordinary time
August 11, 2018: Hab 1:12 - 2:4; Mt 17:14-20
Righteous shall live by their faith!
Faith... if we have it, we have everything; if we have everything but faith, there is a lack that nothing else can complete. This is why Jesus expresses his displeasure in such plain terms to his disciples.
Today, many might complain as does the father to Jesus in the Gospel today: your disciples were not able to cure my son! They will be looking at us and deriding us, you so-called disciples of Christ you are not able to prove this, you who call yourselves Christians you are not able to safeguard yourself and how are you going to save the world, you who claim to be followers of Christ where is your God in all the evil that is taking place around you! We are bound to hear those voices: let us not ignore them. They have a point. They remind us, how powerful a little bit of faith can be. If we truly have faith, how much we can do for the good of the creation!
Prophet Habakkuk speaks of the great promises of the Lord and recommends the anxious awaiting hearts to faith and says, in faith the righteous ones shall see every word of the Lord come true! The delay that is involved in the designs of the Lord coming to pass, is a painful crisis to every expectant heart. We would be listed among the ranks of the righteous if we hold on in faith and have the patience of seeing the power of God shine through. It is like the new life that sprouts from a field so clueless!
A bit of faith will make us strong, enduring, persevering, resilient, patient, persistent, serene, unassailable... yes, just a bit of faith! That is all it takes.