A man came up to Jesus, knelt down before him, and said, “Lord, have pity on my son, who is a lunatic and suffers severely; often he falls into fire, and often into water.I brought him to your disciples, but they could not cure him.” Jesus said in reply,“O faithless and perverse generation, how long will I be with you? How long will I endure you? Bring the boy here to me.” Jesus rebuked him and the demon came out of him, and from that hour the boy was cured. Then the disciples approached Jesus in private and said, “Why could we not drive it out?” He said to them, “Because of your little faith. Amen, I say to you, if you have faith the size of a mustard seed, you will say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and it will move. Nothing will be impossible for you.”
REFLECTION
“Because of your little faith."
Spiritual power comes from prayer, faith, humility and complete dependence on God. Never from our own strength.
Saints always help us in our spiritual journey because they got it, understood it and shared their lives with us. St. Dominic lived this kind of faith. He was a gifted preacher, but he knew that words alone could not change hearts. Before speaking to people about God, he spent long hours speaking to God about the people. His preaching flowed from prayer.
Prayer, persistent prayer. Pray for the Spirit of Prayer. Spend time with the Blessed Sacrament and build up your faith.
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