Do I Have Fears? Reflection for marriages. Mt 10:24-33

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From the Gospels according to Matthew. Mt 10:24-33

Jesus said to his Apostles: “No disciple is above his teacher, no slave above his master. It is enough for the disciple that he become like his teacher, for the slave that he become like his master. If they have called the master of the house Beelzebul, how much more those of his household!
“Therefore do not be afraid of them. Nothing is concealed that will not be revealed, nor secret that will not be known. What I say to you in the darkness, speak in the light; what you hear whispered, proclaim on the housetops. And do not be afraid of those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul; rather, be afraid of the one who can destroy both soul and body in Gehenna. Are not two sparrows sold for a small coin? Yet not one of them falls to the ground without your Father’s knowledge. Even all the hairs of your head are counted. So do not be afraid; you are worth more than many sparrows. Everyone who acknowledges me before others I will acknowledge before my heavenly Father. But whoever denies me before others,
I will deny before my heavenly Father.” 

The Gospel of the Lord

 

Do I Have Fears?

Lord, you urge us not to be afraid, telling us that “even the hairs on our head are numbered.” That means You know everything, You know what we’re going through, and if You allow it, it’s because You will bring a greater good from it if we place it in Your Hands.
You only tell us to fear one thing: “fear the one who can destroy both soul and body in Gehenna,” meaning that we should only fear being led by the evil one who wants us not to do Your Will, to distrust You, and to fall into despair.
So, Lord, we place everything in Your Hands. We only want to do Your Will. To act in a way that pleases You, to act as You would. 

Applied to Married Life:

Simon: Anna, I can’t take it anymore! I’m fed up, I’m suffering so much because of our son Carl. I can’t go on like this, he’s going to hear it from me. And if you defend him, you’ll see!

Anna: Simon, please. I understand your anger, but before saying anything, please pray about it, put it in the Lord’s Hands.

Simon: Years ago, I would have told you to get lost, but after what I’ve been learning and experiencing in Marital Love Project, I’ll listen to you.

(After praying and placing it in the Lord’s Hands)

Simon: Anna, I’m suffering a lot with Carl. I feel like I’m losing him. I don’t know what to do. But at the foot of the Cross, I realized that our son is a child of God, that He knows more than we do, and that He must have a reason for allowing this… So tomorrow I’m going to talk to Carl to see what’s going on with him, so he feels heard, loved, and, most of all, so he trusts in God, who is his Father and loves him madly. I’ll tell him that if he wants, I can take him to Confession and we can go to Mass together. If he listens, great. And if he doesn’t, I’ll pray even more for him and continue giving my life for our family. Every day, I want to give myself more for Christ, with Christ, in Christ.

Anna: How wonderful to hear you, Simon! I’m going to talk to our other children so they can pray for their brother and offer sacrifices for him. With all our prayers and sacrifices, the Lord will act. We don’t know when, but He will. I trust completely in Christ. He gave His life for us, He is so good!

 

Mother,
Help us always to listen to your Son and bring our petitions to His feet. With you, we have nothing to fear. Thank you so much for everything. Praise be to the Lord.

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