Efren Tomas

Peter’s profession of Jesus as “Christ, the Son of the Living God” that we reflected upon last week, was an occasion for Jesus’ intimate circle to know who He really was.

Jesus asked… “But you, who do you say I am?”

In the gospel we find Jesus left Gennesaret and withdrew to the region of Tyre and Sidon. This was a pagan territory. It was a place Scribes and Pharisees would not enter

Jesus sends his disciples away in the boat while He goes by himself alone to pray. They were out on the open, and the boat was being tossed by the waves because the wind was against it.

People were searching for Jesus on foot when He withdrew from the crowd. When Jesus saw the crowd, He was moved with pity and responded to their needs.

The kingdom of God is apparently not discovered after a frantic search. The laborer and the merchant made their discovery rather by accident while going about their usual work or business.

The Parable of the Sower and the seed is one of the most popular parables of Jesus portraying the Kingdom of God using something familiar and common to the people’s lives during the time of Christ.

The Parable of the Sower and the seed is one of the most popular parables of Jesus portraying the Kingdom of God using something familiar and common to the people’s lives during the time of Christ.

The word of Jesus comes to us very strongly today. If it is difficult to know Jesus, it should not be difficult to love Him for He promises rest to all who

…And whoever gives only a cup of cold water to one of these little ones to drink because he is a disciple… he will surely not lose his reward.” (Mt 10:42)