THE WORD AND THE SAINTS
January 26, 2024: Remembering Sts. Timothy and Titus
Timothy and Titus are two models we are presented with today. They were both finds of the Apostle Paul on his journeys. Inspiring the listeners to make a life choice is a special gift that some are given with. St. Paul possessed this and he used it well for the Reign of God. Timothy and Titus join the great band of apostles that Jesus initiated.
How beautifully Paul speaks of faith in the first reading of today (we have chosen the one from the letter to Timothy)... as something that is gifted, something that has to be nurtured and something that has to be celebrated and handed over!
Faith is a gift from God, as life and growth are. Just like the sower sows and waits for the grains to sprout, so do we sow all the goodness that we can and wait for the life and growth that God alone gives. We cannot be impatient and agitated to see their fruits, fruits will appear in God's own time, for it is the Lord who is at work!
Our faith has been sown in the ground of our hearts, it has to grow into the Reign of God on earth. Our responsibility is to nurture the seed (the faith) and await the fruit (Reign). It is not within our capacity to establish the Reign where we are, but it is within our capacity to live our faith to the full, because we are given a Spirit of power, love and self control! When we live our faith to the full, the Reign shall sprout!
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