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Lord My Chef Daily Recipe for the Soul, 19 August 2025 Tuesday, Memorial of St. Ezechiel Moreno, Bishop Judges 6:11-24 ><))))*> + ><))))*> + ><))))*> Matthew 19:23-30
God our loving Father, today I feel like Gideon: in our beautiful story today of your call for him to be a judge of your people, you have taught me that discipleship is not about work like an apprenticeship but a relationship because a disciple's first task is to love you, O Lord, our Master that is why despite the great dangers during his time, Gideon continued to work even in hiding from their enemies because he believed in you, he trusted you, he loved you.
Discipleship is relationship because it is more of looking at you, Lord Almighty the Caller, the Believer, and the Sender of my poor me! Discipleship is not about me that is why, after that meeting with Gideon, he built an altar to you and called it Yahweh-shalom.
Gideon, now aware that it had been the angel of the Lord, said, “Alas, Lord God, that I have seen the angel of the Lord face to face!” The Lord answered Gideon, “Be calm, do not fear. You shall not die.” So Gideon built there an altar to the Lord and called it Yahweh-shalom (Judges 6:22-23).
Shalom is peace and you are our peace, our total well-being O God that can only come from a relationship with you, in you; this is what your Son our Lord Jesus Christ tells us today through Peter, of the need to leave everything and everyone in order to have you.
Calm me, Lord, like Gideon for only one thing is necessary: that we remain in you who is our peace so that even there are turmoils in our ministry, we continue because of our relationship than of work. Amen. Fr. Nicanor F. Lalog II Our Lady of Fatima University Valenzuela City ([email protected])
