Dearest Goddaughter,
Today is the feast of Saint James, apostle and martyr. Saint James, pray for us.
This passage from the first reading struck me as I meditated on the readings this before. Saint Paul writes in his second letter to the Corinthians: "Everything indeed is for you, so that the grace bestowed in abundance on more and more people may cause the thanksgiving to overflow for the glory of God."
God gives us everything, even His only Begotten Son, who died on the Cross for our salvation. And so when we gaze upon our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on the Cross, we should know in our heart (and mind) that God is all we need for peace, joy, faith, hope, and love in this world. And we go to Mass to worship God and give Him all praise, glory, and thanks for the abundance of grace in our life.
Even in the midst of difficulties, challenges, and suffering, God's power surpasses all things to help us endure all things with hope, again, as Saint Paul tells us: "We are afflicted in every way, but not constrained; perplexed, but not driven to despair; persecuted, but not abandoned; struck down, but not destroyed; always carrying about in the body the dying of Jesus, so that the life of Jesus may also be manifested in our body." We believe this and should also be compelled to share this truth with others so that they too are hopeful, joyful, and at peace.
Therefore, dearest goddaughter, find faith, hope, and love in God and share them with others for the glory of God.
Love,
Bỏ Phúc
P.S. These are the readings for the day: 2 Cor 4:7-15 and Mt 20:20-28.
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