IN GIVING, WE RECEIVE
A Midweek Spiritual Workout
with Fr. Marino H. Msigala,
OFM
Capuchin
IN GIVING, WE RECEIVE
In both the corporal and spiritual world, there is no
receiving without some sort of giving. We
find a common theme when we read 2 Kings 4:8-11 and Matthew 10:37-42: “In giving,
we receive.” When Elisha visits the
woman and her husband, they welcome him as a holy man of God. Not only do they
feed him, but they also decide to prepare a little room for him to stay. They provided
hospitality without the expectation of receiving anything. Then, Elisha
prophecies that the barren wife will bear a son by the next time he visits. Jesus
also teaches His disciples that perfect discipleship entails giving up one’s life
and family to receive the blessings imparted by those who spread the good news.
St. Francis of Assisi understood what this meant, so he
always prayed this prayer.
Lord, make me an instrument
of your peace:
where there is hatred, let me sow love;
where there is injury, pardon;
where there is doubt, faith;
where there is despair, hope;
where there is darkness, light;
where there is sadness, joy.
O Divine Master, grant that I may not so much
seek
to be consoled as to console,
to be understood as to understand,
to be loved as to love.
For it is in giving that we receive,
it is in pardoning that we are pardoned,
and it is in dying that we are born to eternal
life.
In this Midweek Spiritual
Workout, let us thank God for the many blessings received and be a blessing
to someone else by giving them a bit of time, attention, care, or a little
prayer.
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