Saturday 5 March 2016

4 January

Some people can be quite possessive when it comes to certain things or even persons. In such situations, these persons may find it quite difficult to share or let go. Sometimes such persons would cling on to such things or persons as if their lives depended on it, and it is certainly not easy to live with such persons, because they can be domineering or controlling towards others. But the question is: how long can one really be possessive? Sooner or later, we would lose the item or person due to one reason or another. What would happen to us then, if we are such persons?

In today's Gospel, "As John stood with two of his disciples, Jesus passed, and John stared hard at him and said, ‘Look, there is the lamb of God.’ Hearing this, the two disciples followed Jesus." John could have been possessive towards his two disciples and prevent them from going to Jesus, but John recognised that Jesus is the master, and that Jesus must increase and he must decrease. So, John let his two disciples go, knowing and trusting that they would be in good hands.

What about us? Would we be willing and able to let go of the things or persons we are possessive towards? Would we be willing to be detached of such things and persons, and leave them to God? May we, like John, point others to Jesus, and offer them to God for His glory.

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