Humbly submit your will to God (thy Will be done) and consecrate yourself to the Sacred Heart of Jesus through Mary.
Jesus said to the crowds:
“Amen, I say to you,
among those born of women
there has been none greater than John the Baptist;
yet the least in the Kingdom of heaven is greater than he.
From the days of John the Baptist until now,
the Kingdom of heaven suffers violence,
and the violent are taking it by force.
All the prophets and the law prophesied up to the time of John.
And if you are willing to accept it,
he is Elijah, the one who is to come.
Whoever has ears ought to hear.” MT 11:11-15
What a difficult Gospel. John the Baptist, the last great prophet whose sole purpose is to usher Christ into the world is less than the least in the kingdom of heaven. Christ is warning those around Him that the Kingdom of heaven is in their presence and they are not listening. This must have been frustrating for Him. Jesus is preaching that he has come to fulfill the law and prophets, He is the long awaited Messiah. Jesus’ Word is fully alive and will never pass away. “Heaven and earth will pass away, but My words shall not pass away.” MT 24:35
This message is for us today, too. Do we listen to Jesus? Do we believe he truly is the Messiah? Do we believe He is the Savior of the world and died for our sins? How do your actions show it? How do you live your life differently from others who are not Christian? Jesus warns us, “Whoever has ears ought to hear.” Are you listening and making real changes in your life or going through the motions? I know I need a lot of work.
Today’s challenge: Really listen to Jesus in your heart. Be still and listen in silence. Change your actions and words and live more like Christ to prepare yourself for the Kingdom of heaven.
We are saints in training! Be a servant, become a saint!
#Christian YOLO
We need to always be ready to listen to Christ. We need to be ready to accept whatever he tells us and try our best to do it.
We need to make sure that we are listening for God who is always trying to tell us something.
Jesus is saying that John the Baptist is great, but God and Heaven is greater than all.
We should listen to God and be still during pray so we hear what he it telling us about.
God is saying that nothing is greater on earth than heaven and not even the graest thing on earth could be more than heaven
This is telling me that Jesus our Lord is greater than John.
I like this reading because it says we should open our ears and listen to God so we can hear what he has to say.
we must listen to Jesus and pray to God because we never know the hour when he will return and so we must listen to him to be able to prepare for that hour when it comes
Jesus talks to us every day. We just have to listen. We need to open our hearts to what Jesus is saying to us and pray everyday to listen what He is trying to tell us.
What this reflection is about today is never stop ignoring your heart, Jesus is in your heart with you. when you are depressed think of him and pray to him. Never give up on believing in God .
we need to pay attention at mass and in adoration because Jesus and God are present.
jesus is telling us that the kingdom of heaven is greater that anything we can imagine and we shoudnt try to put anything above the kingdom of heaven.
We need to listen to God and believe he is true God and true man. We need to act as Jesus did.
We should listen to God’s calls and be changing our lives everyday
We need to listen to what Jesus is trying to tell us in our life so we can follow him and do his will and get to Heaven.
I think God is trying to tell me that i need to stop and listen more to what he is try to say.
Jesus is truly the Savior and the Messiah. He is the one who died for our sins and rose from the dead. Jesus has done great things for us. We need to take time in silence and reflect on what Jesus has to say.
GOD LOVES US BELIEVE IN HIM.
God loves us beleive in him.
I listen for Jesus’ Call but it hasn’t come yet.I truly believe that he is the Messiah.I do believe he died for our sins to open the gates of heaven for us sinners.My action show it when I go to confession,and pray.I live my life diffrent from others because i pray more and pay attention more.Yes i am making changes in my life to become more holy.
We should listen to Christ and be obedient to him.
Always listen for God’s word and do his will
God is telling us that the kingdom of God is greater than anything else.
God wants me to stop what i’m dong and listen to his plan for me
We need to listen to Jesus, not ourselves because Jesus is the one who can save us. We can’t save ourselves. We need to learn how to listen and how to be still.
We need to listen to what God is telling us to do. We should follow God’s instructions and be a child of God.
i do believe that Jesus was real and he died for us but i haven’t got his call.
I need to listen to Jesus every time, every second of the day. I need t know and heed his voice so I know what to do with my life. If I don’t listen to Jesus today, I might be frustrated at what I am doing.
I think God is telling me to listen to him
I think Jesus is trying to tell me that I need to stop and be patient and listen to him so that He may tell me His will.
We always need to be ready for if/ when God calls us. We need to use our ear and our hearts to listen to what God has to say to us. We also need to listen to scripture and see what God is wanting from us. Although these can be difficult tasks, we should try our best to relax sit and listen to the Lord. He is worth all of our time.
He is saying that john the Baptist is the best man besides Jesus and God and that he is a pacifist trying to stop violence from spreading and attack the kingdom of Heaven.
I think God is telling us to be more like him and spend more time with him
We need to open our hearts for God, and we need to listen to god call.Also we need to just Believe and have faith in him.
We need to prepare ourselves for Jesus and to be ready for him, we need to listen for him.
I need to think before I do something.
I think what connor greer was saying is that we spend some much time on our phones that we don not have enough time for jesus and that he is trying to call us to get us to heaven.
I think this gospel is trying to help us follow Gods laws and guide others to hear the truth
I learned that Jesus wants us to hear what he is saying because he says ¨whoever has ears ought to hear¨
We must always follow God and what he has planned for us.
The reading to day shows us that we should stop fighting and see the good in the world. We are strong and we can make a difference if we let God and the Holy spirit work through us.
God is telling me that I should listen to God more
In today´s gospel I think God is trying to tell us that John the Baptist was a great man, but it does not take someone as out going as he was to get to Heaven, just by doing as God says we can make it to Heaven. We can follow the steps of Saint Therese of Lisieux and do little acts of kindness to get to Heaven. We also should always be open and listening for God.
we need to let God talk to us
We need to listen to God
God is telling us that anyone who trust in God is the faithful one.
Jesus is telling us that we need to be faithful to him by obeying his call if we are called by him.
I think God is saying to me that the people in Heaven are even better the greatest people on earth because the people in Heaven are there with God. I also need to be aware that we need to be ready for the time when God comes so that we may go to Heaven with him.
I think God is saying we need to stop and listen
Jesus is telling us that if we are called by him then we need to answer with a faithful response. We need to obey him in whatever he asks of us.
God is the most important thing in Heaven and on Earth
WE need to listen people. How else do we get to heaven but from the word of God, the very same person whose words , well I dunno, CREATED THE WHOLE UNIVERSE !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! . It’s like the one song “….you do not live by bread alone, but by every word, that proceeds from the mouth of God, allelu alleluia.” So open your ears, AND LISTEN!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Jesus is truly the Savior and the Messiah. He is the one who died for our sins and rose from the dead. Jesus has done great things for us. We need to take time in silence and reflect on what Jesus has to say.GOD LOVES US BELIEVE IN HIM.
we need to be ready when God comes to save us
We need to follow Gods plan and listen to him
Jesus is telling me that John the Baptist is a great example on how to live our Catholic life as Christians.
Jesus is telling me that I need to listen to Him better. I get so caught up in school and technology and sports, I need to make more time for Him.
we need to be ready for God.
We need to make sure that we are listening for God who is always trying to tell us something
Jesus is telling me to listen to him to hear the truth.
That you have to work to get into heaven.
This reminded me to always be ready to respond to God’s call.