"Give and gifts will be given to you"

Luke 6:27-38

Jesus said to his disciples : "To you who hear I say, love your enemies, do good to those who hate you,
bless those who curse you, pray for those who mistreat you.
To the person who strikes you on one cheek, offer the other one as well, and from the person who takes your cloak, do not withhold even your tunic.
Give to everyone who asks of you, and from the one who takes what is yours do not demand it back.
Do to others as you would have them do to you.
For if you love those who love you, what credit is that to you? Even sinners love those who love them.
And if you do good to those who do good to you, what credit is that to you? Even sinners do the same.
If you lend money to those from whom you expect repayment, what credit (is) that to you? Even sinners lend to sinners, and get back the same amount.
But rather, love your enemies and do good to them, and lend expecting nothing back; then your reward will be great and you will be children of the Most High, for he himself is kind to the ungrateful and the wicked.
Be merciful, just as (also) your Father is merciful.
Stop judging and you will not be judged. Stop condemning and you will not be condemned. Forgive and you will be forgiven.
Give and gifts will be given to you; a good measure, packed together, shaken down, and overflowing, will be poured into your lap. For the measure with which you measure will in return be measured out to you." 

 Reflection

  I am inviting all my friends to journey with me today as we reflect on the passage "Give and gifts will be given to you" taken from our Gospel for today.

 "Give and gifts will be given to you" it may sound cool and as if were doing this as often as we could but check out! Are you really doing this?

 

  Part of our human nature is to seek for prestige and recognition from the people around us for things we do. We give most especially if there's a witness, but, think of it?, if others may not see you doing all this good deeds will you still do it? Yes, probably, but what are the conditions? This are some of our questions and doubts in life.

  Jesus is inviting us today not just to respond literally by giving but be "generous". Be generous of your time for others and be generous of the things that you have that could be of benefit to others. Jesus' invitation of generosity encompasses the virtue of humility, that being generous with a discerning heart to follow the will of God for me today. If others may ask what i don't have i can be generous by referring them to friends and people who has or by looking for ways and means to provide them. Even me, it very difficult to do such but, Jesus' invitation can liberate us a lead us to happiness if we do such.

 Be generous of understanding others, even if they commit lapses against you. Give them time to explain and let them discover what they have done. Be generous to your self and love your self. At the end of our journey "God will not ask what have you done?, but,  what have you learn?" Id you give wholeheartedly them your Heavenly Father will reward you more of an everlasting gifts and treasures in Heaven.

Things to ponder! Give and gifts will be given to you........