Worthy to be given more?

WORD 2day: 3rd Thursday in Ordinary time

January 29, 2026 - 2 Samuel 7:18-19,24-29; Mark 4: 21-25

David acknowledges the amount of good that the Lord has done on his behalf, the way the Lord raised him up from nowhere! He realises too that to be given so much means that much is expected of him. Though he failed in some ways, his love and dedication to the Lord never ceased.

The Lord chose David and raised him up, and David proved worthy of that choice inspite of his weaknesses. Doesn't that statement look like the one-line story of anyone among us - the Lord has chosen us and raised us up, and we need to live worthy of that choice inspite of our weaknesses and limitations.

There is yet another message that needs to be taken from here: it is not that David was chosen and that is no merit of his. He proved worthy of that choice and therefore remained or grew to be more choice-worthy. We are chosen... and the way we respond to that chosenness, will determine we would be further chosen or not! 

That is what Jesus teaches us in the Gospel today. The more we live humble and aware of the fact that we are chosen, the more we would be blessed. The more we would be blessed the more we have to grow worthy of it. What a lovely and interesting way to sanctity!