God’s perspective demands humility from human race!

July 07, 2025 Monday of the Fourteenth Week in Ordinary Time
Daily Readings: Genesis 28:10-22a; Matthew 9:18-26

After cunningly orchestrating Esau’s downfall and securing the blessing of the firstborn, Rebekah urges Jacob to flee to her brother Laban’s house. Jacob becomes a man on the run. Yet, to our great surprise, God is with him. This truth is difficult for many to accept, why would God protect and promote someone who deceived his own father and brother? But God’s ways are not our ways.

At Luz, Jacob has a dream of a ladder reaching heaven, with angels ascending and descending. This vision becomes an enduring symbol of God’s abiding presence. God reveals Himself and reaffirms the promises of land and descendants, just as He did to Abraham. When Jacob renames the place from Luz to Bethel, he makes a significant act of faith. For the first time, he personally acknowledges the God of Abraham and Isaac, vowing to trust Him and walk with Him until he returns to the Promised Land.

In today’s Gospel, Jesus performs two miracles, intricately woven in a “sandwich” narrative. A synagogue leader pleads with Jesus to raise his dead daughter. On the way, a woman suffering from haemorrhages for twelve years silently touches the fringe of His cloak, confident that she will be healed. Both individuals exhibit profound faith in Jesus.

The Gospel presents Jesus as one who is ever available to the broken and the needy, regardless of who they are. He raises the dead girl back to life. He also restores the woman, who was socially and spiritually “dead” due to her prolonged suffering and isolation. Her incurable condition caused her to die a little each day. Yet, God is always near those who earnestly seek Him, and in both cases, He responds with compassion and healing.

Call to Action:

Seek God with a sincere heart, He meets us in our weakness, restores our faith, and walks with us even when we least deserve it.