In yesterday's reflection, we explored how an unhealthy lifestyle could greatly impact us. While our lifestyle is built on our everyday habits, these habits are intimately connected to our attitude towards life. An attitude tainted with greed, urging us to increase our possessions, will result in a habit of accumulation. Once we have become addicted, we continue to amass more things which, in turn, cause us to stumble and fall deeper into distractions, worries, and chaos. Therefore, we need to tackle this problem with the right tool, that is, we must seek its root cause in order to resolve it.
As we strive to live according to God's will, we must, first, get rid of everything in our life that doesn't please God.
Simply put, we need to let go of or reject all things that cannot lead us to God.
These excessive possessions could be the result of our greed or desire to take advantage of perks, or more often, our constant worrying; such worrying is rooted in our insecurity. These possessions can only give us a false sense of security; a mirage that can never fix the heart of the problem.
Knowing that if we place our complete trust in God, who will provide everything we need, we no longer need to feel anxious about life and amass things to appease our worries.
So do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will bring worries of its own. Today's trouble is enough for today.
Today's trouble is enough for today! Isn't it right?
Knowing all our efforts in accumulating things can never resolve our problems, why are we still wasting energy to serve this false master?
However, these accomplishments which we try to attain at all costs to make us look good on our resume do not represent our true identity. They are not important in God's eyes, nor can they help us to become the person whom God wants us to be.
Reflection
Do you truly trust that God will provide everything you need?
Other than God, what other masters do you serve in your life? Can you empathize with God's feelings?
TODAY'S PRAYER
All-powerful and compassionate Father, who am I that You are mindful of me! My confidence in You is so weak and vulnerable that I often bow down before the authorities of the world. Where is my faith? Thank you for reminding me that my life is more than food and my body is more than clothing. In Your eyes, I am a hundred-fold more precious than birds of the air and lilies of the field! Strengthen my faith, as I realize that You, my Heavenly Father, already know what I need. Let me seek first Your kingdom and its righteousness, and find peace and joy in You. For this I pray in the Holy Name of Jesus Christ. Amen.
Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit. As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.
天父，我經常忽略祢對我嘅關顧，很多時都會覺得冇依靠；主，求祢引導我，帶我走向祢的道路，尋找真理與生命。以上所求是靠禰的主耶穌基督的聖名而求。願光榮歸於父、及子及聖神，起初如何今日亦然，直到永遠，亞孟。瑪利亞進教之佑，為我等祈。
未有依賴上主。
願你在擔憂的事情上，未能信靠上主的掙扎中，交托給我們天上的母親。願聖母媽媽拖着你的手，令你到她聖子的跟前，為你轉禱。
‘一天的苦，一天受已經足夠’！
學習‘棄絕’，依賴上主！相信天主自會照料！
厄瑪奴耳！
主耶穌，求袮堅強我的信德，使我常常倚靠袮，去除心中的焦慮和不安，放下執著，仰望袮的眷顧，有足夠的力量背著十字架跟隨袮。主，感謝袮給我的召叫，我永遠愛袮！
天主，我口中常說信靠你，但原來我的信心是如此薄弱的。手裡仍不住的把持世物，是因為貪心和缺乏安全感。請祢堅強我的信德，使我身、心、靈都投靠祢，侍奉祢！
全心依靠天主對我的大愛, 做祂要我做旳一切, 相信這就是信仰生活, 就是天主要求我們度的靈修生活和最幸福的生活。
我開始記著要常把天主放在先,每日做早禱,向天主禱告我的所須,我的希望,感恩得到進展,為家人,朋友,教區,教友祈求,為疫情祈禱,全賴天主給我心靈食糧
在現今世代裏，人們正處於一種矛盾混沌的生活境況中，就是越想擁有，內心越感空虛和失落，為甚麼？的確是我們的生活迷思……
原來說到最終，人們是缺乏了「安全感」，這可能人的貪念所至，但更可悲的，活在當今的世代裏，無論對他人，對政府，對制度……，都是失去了信心，眼看當前這場疫情，市民大眾對政府的種種施政，確是不禁令人感到迷茫、焦慮、恐慌，又怎教人不感憂慮，因而忘記了天主的慈恩呢？
天主，四旬期正是讓我們再次反省我們與祢關係的好時機，請幫助我們時刻懂得祢所賜予一切，尤其是祢的慈愛，使我們更能親近祢！
漸愧我自以為是一位全心信靠上主的基督徒。在深刻反省後發覺自己只在完全無能為力時才願意將事項交托於上主，按祂的旨意成就！祈求聖神帶領和改變我，做一位完全信任和依賴上主的人。亞孟。
我把許多的時間都放在無意義的事情上，那些都是不能夠帶領我到天主那裏的東西。而對於人生真正。重要的天主，我卻把祂放在最末位。唉！我實在太愚蠢了！天主求祢原諒我！天主求祢改變我！不再虛度光陰，我要把時間都給祢，因為有了天主就有了一切。
慈愛的天主
我快走出疫苦，確診不要害怕，最要擔心是獨居老人家。祈求天父憐憫家父母，讓平安降臨大地，医治眾善信徒的疫症。🙏🙏🙏
I have succumbed to my overwhelming sense of insecurity for the past two years due to the political environment and the pandemic and I almost forgot Who is my Master. I was in darkness and saw no hope in the future. I pray hard to our heavenly Father to give me faith and wisdom in serving Him in this global turbulence and I gradually see this light, drawing me closer to Him. Thank you my Lord!
仁慈的主，
祢是我生命中的主，求祢不要讓我遠離祢，賜我智慧去辨別那些是假象、虛幻的東西，引令我在人世旅程中走上正途。因我們的主基督。亞孟！
天主，我口中常說信靠你，但原來我的信心是如此薄弱的。手裡仍不住的把持世物，是因為貪心和缺乏安全感。請祢堅強我的信德，使我身、心、靈都投靠祢，侍奉祢！
我時常忘記上主是我唯一的主人，缺乏信德和安全感，常囤積不必要的事物。求天主聖神帶領我，引導我，使我全心、全靈、全意、全力走近主。
主是我的追求者 我要事奉主 不是服事自己 我會將一切放在主手中 我在無憂慮了
I rely on God in everything in every details of my life. He never forsaken us.