“Our Mission As Children of God”

“Our Mission As Children of God”

by Jeline Reyes of Junior I

Have you ever wondered what our true mission in life is? What the sole purpose of our being here on earth is? I asked myself the same questions while reading this gospel, and I’m glad I can say I found the answers while reading it as well. Nowadays, most of us are unaware of the goals we have to accomplish as Children of God. Moreover, a lot of us are ignorant of God’s call to us as His children. I believe that we must all be like Jesus in this gospel, fulfilling His duties as God’s son. Since we are God’s children as well, we are in His image and likeness, thus we must act like Him and attain the same plans and intentions as He did.

In the gospel, Jesus reads the prophecy then says, “Today this Scripture passage is fulfilled in your hearing.” How I interpreted this was that what the passage says, must be applied in ‘our hearing’ — it must be manifested in our lives. We must live according to this passage, meaning we must follow and accomplish all goals and missions presented here, including Jesus’. Jesus’ missions were as follows: to bring glad tidings to the poor, to proclaim liberty to captives and recovery of sight to the blind, to let the oppressed go free, and to proclaim a year acceptable to the Lord. Our missions are not limited to this, however. I believe that our main mission as children of God is to proclaim, preach, and spread the Good News. Furthermore, we must be soldiers and instruments of the Lord in teaching and spreading love. Despite the goals we need to fulfill already being displayed in this scripture, the question that seems most daunting to me is why are so many of our brothers and sisters not fulfilling their missions? So many of us are ignorant and oblivious towards God’s call. In my opinion, we are like this because of our generation’s lack of faith, as well as the different objects in society that distract and further diminish our relationship with God. Due to these things, we also tend to feel ‘lost’, because we do not know our reason for being in this world. This is one of the reasons we must always pray and never lose faith, because in a shadow of doubt, loss, confusion, and fear, God and His love serves as our light, guiding us to hope and fulfillment.

I see this gospel as a call from God. Either we decline it, or accept it wholeheartedly. Some decline this call, but some simply do not hear it because they are too busy with less important things. This is why we must always listen intently — in mass, to God’s teachings and proclamations. By listening intently, we would able to answer and respond to God’s call immediately, therefore making us fulfill and achieve our goals with sincerity and commitment. As mentioned, we must be instruments of the Lord in spreading the Good News and being products of His undying love. We must always answer His call for us, continue embodying the gospel values in our lives, and continue changing lives through the fulfillment of our missions, because I believe that in doing so, we can truly show our love for God and attain eternal life.