Mark 10:13-16: "And people were bringing children to him that he might touch them, but the disciples rebuked them. When Jesus saw this he became indignant and said to them, "Let the children come to me; do not prevent them, for the kingdom of God belongs to such as these. Amen, I say to you, whoever does not accept the kingdom of God like a child will not enter it." Then he embraced them and blessed them, placing his hands on them.
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What is it like to be childlike? We may remember trusting our parents in giving us food to eat or money to spend for school expenses. Trust. This is what I believe to be that defining virtue of how it is to be positively, childlike.
Childish attitudes, are altogether different. It gives us the picture of a spoiled brat always wanting everything to fall within one's plan and desire.
If we are to live as Christ's disciples, how are we to follow Christ? According to what He wants or what we whine for?
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In one of our ward work sessions, we attempted at diagnosing a baby boy who was brought to our hospital for difficulty breathing. Thankfully he will be for discharge tomorrow, because we all believed that our patient will be all right.
His bright eyes and lively disposition (even making faces as we were trying to hear his breath sounds through the stethoscope!) made us realize the love and dedication that we as future doctors should put into our work.But last night, as I was watching the evening news on TV, I cannot help but be shocked at how life can be sorrily wasted. A fetus was found cut into pieces, placed inside a 2-liter water bottle and thrown in the trash, when a garbage scavenger found it and reported it to the authorities. A baby was thrown from one of the floors of a high-rise condominium building. And a toddler was shot as a police officer playfully toyed his gun while chasing a would-be offender in his jurisdiction.
How can life be so wasted by the people around us? Let us pray for the grace of putting more value on the gift of life. After all, it is not ours, it's God's. Let us pray for the unborn, and the innocent children who have been killed at the hands of people who are sadly not aware of the beauty of life, as God created and designed it.
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Saint Aloysius Gonzaga, pray for us.
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