Yesterday (Day 31), we reached an important milestone when we shifted our attention from attending only to our own garden to responding to God's call to become a labourer attending to the harvest. And we also mentioned about becoming evangelists in yesterday's reflection, “Sowers Wanted”. One may ask: “am I asked to be a labourer for the harvest, or a sower? How much does God want of me? In fact, we are both, and everything in between.
“God so loved the world that he gave his only Son, so that everyone who believes in him might not perish but might have eternal life.” (John 3:16)
No one on earth could ever fully comprehend what the scriptural quote above entails. God has given everything to us including His beloved Son. Jesus, the Son, in turn, has given everything to the Father and by obeying His Father's will, offered His life for us. Jesus is the Word who creates; He became flesh to live among us. He is the Savior to save, He is the Shepherd to lead us, the Teacher to show us the way, the truth and the life (cf. John 14:6); the Healer to heal our wounds and to cure us; and even the Lamb sacrificed dying for us to redeem us… He is everything to us!
God relentlessly relates to us in so many different ways, and Jesus did everything He could so that we can once again, become one thing to the Father, His children. And yet, we have resisted relating intimately to Him and doing for Him anything beyond our desires for independence and freedom. We have hesitations in accepting our responsibilities as heirs to His Kingdom. This is the reality of our relationship with God. God gives everything, and we give close to nothing.
We know from our experience such an imbalance in a relationship will not last. A marital relationship has to be mutual in how husband and wife commit to one another. This is how God sees our relationship. It is a covenant. It won't last if one gives everything while the other commits only a little. The imbalance will suffocate the relationship. And this imbalance is oftentimes the root of all the other problems. If this piece doesn't work, nothing else will. And we won't be willing to do beyond what is the minimum. God is all in! And so must we, if we really take it seriously.
So, not only should we become the sower, and the labourer for the harvest; we should also become the gardener, even the sprinkler if this is God's will! God has not only given us everything, He has given us the best. Now is our turn to return to Him all that we have and are. And to use whatever gifts (talents) He has given us to earn as many souls (lost sheep) for Him. The gifts given to us are not only for us to do things for Him, but also to use them in order to relate to Him, to love Him dearly.
願主賜我一顆平静的心！AMEN!
Years ago when I signed up as a voluntary worker, I chose the easy kind of work, excusing that I was not capable to do the hard stuff.
If I am a sower, I would be those who put in the minimum efforts but expecting to yield the biggest harvest. I want my work to be seen and my achievement acknowledged and I don’t want to work behind the scene.
Today’s reflection is a very good reminder that we can be a sprinkler during the gardening process, if it’s God’s Will.
Thank you Lord in giving me so much when I have so little to offer !Help me to always fix my gaze upon You and say ‘yes’ in whatever You ask me to.
天主，我是祢輭弱無能的婢女，不知道能為祢做甚麽，請求祢幫助我，好讓我能勇敢無畏懼的能為主作出我可做到的事情，感謝主的一切!
天父，我願意與祢建立更密切的關係。求祢淨我的心靈，使能日益肖似基督，能為祢付出一切。亞孟。
我會為天父付出一切嗎？現時的我只能從小事情開始，用祂賜予的塔冷通慢慢走在福傳的路上…求主賜我勇氣和毅力。
仁慈的天父，感謝祢給予我的生命。祈求天父，無論系撒種者或福傳者。我會承行祢的旨意去做。感謝天主
天主、我的好父親：祢知道我願意付出一切，任憑祢使用去做祢給予的福傳工作，祢更清楚我是十分軟弱的，請賜我足夠的力量，使我全屬於祢，我明白只有祢才會使我滿足！
我覺得和天主的關係是重要過一切。我願意為祢付出所有，但有時因自己的軟弱和猶豫不決的性格，阻礙了前進。求祢賜予我勇氣，堅定的意志去善用祢給我的塔冷通去幫助別人 ，在生活中把自己的一切奉獻給祢。亚孟。
天主，請寬恕我們的罪過。
願天父賜我足夠的力量去成就這事??
天主，今天我感到恩惠，祢讓我知道我就是祢的一切。我心中有愧，從未做過什麼回報祢，更難説是去為袮付出一切。因為我無能、軟弱、愚笨⋯⋯
求主垂顧我，給我機會去為祢服務。在這四旬期間，努力改變昔日陋習，把主的一切都放在首位，常常讃頌天主。
主，我渴求與禰保持更密切的關係，求主答允。??
主賜與我生命，賜我機會，賜我力量和恩寵，賜我家庭和朋友…是的，一切一切都是源於祢。但當我走在世上時，我也得擔當不同角色和角色所需要承擔的責任。我難免與其他人建立盟約，如我的婚姻、工作、教會…，我都不能不用心經營，起碼不能讓它們出亂子。
我明白世上所有的關係是短暫的，但我真的不能只關顧與主的盟約。
今天的我重思與主的盟約，靈性的生命，我得承認有很多不足，遑論平衡付出？!
我真有點迷惘，很憂慮如何走下去；頓刻失去內心的平安與喜樂……但這一定不是上主的意思。
主，請祢繼續帶領，請祢安排；因為當祢派予我的角色時，一定附上聖神的明智與指引，亦一定附加祢的愛與體諒。
主，祢是我生命的信靠！但選這笨手笨腳的我去作祢田園的工具，祢信我嗎？
Anita, 你是蒙主祝福的，願聖神繼續引領你，在生活中履行天主給你的使命！
主耶穌，祢曾向門徒說:「莊稼多，工人少。」 這情況至今天也一樣，可能缺少工人的情况比從前更為嚴重。
我心裏常為此感到虧欠和內疚，覺得身為天主兒女的我，沒有認真回應和履行基督徒的使命，常常以滿足自己的需求為首， 忽略什至逃避祢在我生命當中的旨意。
看到今天全球疫情嚴峻，幾多生命 因病疫已離世或等待治療的人是何等無奈、驚慌和恐懼！若人認識祢和接受祢永生救贖時，祢的平安和恩寵會使轉向祢的人得著世間找不到的平安、真理、信心和盼望。
天父，我是祢的兒女，天國繼承產業者，理應將主耶穌基督救恩的訊息傳遞開去，讓更多認識祢和接受祢，能分辨從世人而來的平安和物質不能與主耶穌的愛和恩典相比。
主耶穌，我盼望能成為祢的工人，但因我是個極軟弱和無能的人；但我知道，祢在我內，我在你內。請讓我緊記，祢是我們的統頌和元帥，祢會與我們同在，請賜我們剛強壯膽的信心來跟隨和接受祢的旨意，一同為擴搌天國的產業而努力。
天父爸爸，多謝祢垂聽我們的禱告，祈禱奉祢的聖子 我們的救主耶穌基督聖名求。亞孟！
天父不惜一切去與我們建立關係，而主耶穌亦付出所有一切，為去承行天父的旨意，就是要我們重新成為天父的子女.
天父不單只給予我們一切，祂更給予我們最好的一切。這是我們報答祂的時候.
我願意为主付出所有，但我軟弱，求主帮助，使我有勇气成为天主的继承者。
?? 父啊！我知祢多麼的愛我?所以我咁將一生奉獻給袮，皆因一切都是袮所賜，一切都是祢引導，我願意奉獻我的生命用來傳揚祢對世人的愛??我感謝祢 讚美祢???
與天主的關係因為是屬霊的，精神上及形而上的；舆人的關係卻是着地的，見到及近距離的。所以往往我就化了更多的時間去處理人際的関係而忽略與天主建立更緊密的關係。今天的主題告訴了我，與天主的関係比任何其它的更為重要。經上説：人就算得天下卻喪失了霊魂，為他還有什麼益處？我亦深信：當我與天主建立更緊密的關係時，人際關係自然會提升及改善。為此，我祈求天主幫助我謹記今天所作的默想。亞孟。
感謝天主的愛再來提醒我， 主的重要， 讓我在四旬期避靜了解你更多， 依靠主更多。 我會繼續睇聖言， 聖經， 默想， 參予。
我是這樣卑弱無能，可是天主一直眷顧我，為我安排最好的，我真是不知如何回饋，只求天主不要放棄我，繼續帶領我丶指示我丶治癒我，好讓我真的能成為祂的繼承者，以及基督的同承繼者。
心在那裡，寶在那裡！一句精景的金句，平時唔睇聖經，無做公德行動，講就如何愛天主萬有之上，但心就常追求物質，hea著每天無所事事，對人不施援手，自私自利。壞種子得惡果！
天主，求你幫我時常將祢的工作放在第一位，而不是我自己的私慾和享樂！
求主增加我的信心，勇氣，為祢做事?
我是否能為主付出一切？
我希望我可以，可我又時常軟弱。
上主，請堅定我意志和信德，治癒和接納我靈魂，為你做最美的事，請原諒我昨日的冷漠。
天主給我們每人很多恩寵，我希望我在聖神的帶領下，能承行天主的旨意，但我需要天父給我力量。主佑！
敬愛的天父: 祢把祢所喜悅的獨生子賜給我們，感謝祢! 是祢先愛了我，祢與我的關係比其他的一切關係都更為重要；我會為天父付出一切，但我是軟弱的，求主扶助我!
常存感謝的心:天父不單只給予我們一切，祂更給予我們最好的一切。
I see my relationship with God as the most important relationship I have in life. I am willing to commit my life to God in above all things. He is my life and all.