Presently, people pay attention only to
themselves, their physical appearance, supporting
facilities, and any convenience in general as if it was the center of their
lives. So is one’s assessment of another.
In today’s Gospel, Jesus offers an inverse invitation
to our frequent tendency and thoughts as a human being. Jesus’ teaching tells
us that the smallest one is the greatest. As Jesus said, “whoever humbles
himself to the lowest position will become the greatest in the kingdom of God.”
This was exemplified by Jesus that appearance, fame, and status, are not a
measure of one’s great life. Jesus, though He is the king of the Universe, yet
humbled himself to the lowest degree -being born as a human infant, even took on
the image of a servant who was then obedient to die on the cross.
Jesus’ example of humility which is becoming the
lowest of all, sets a role model for us in showing humility in our life. Just
like John the Baptist became the greatest not because he had done anything
great but because of the quality of humanity that he had shown. He acknowledged
the greatness and the majesty of God manifested in Jesus. May we be moved to
progressively resemble Jesus and John the Baptist, showing our humility in
order to become great in the kingdom of God.
By Sr. Maria Venidora, SND.
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