Acts 20:28-38 / John 17:11-19
In life, there are many things that are not of our choice.
We don’t choose to be born into which family, or how we look like, or what is our blood type.
When we reflect deeper about this, we will come to see that it is God who made those choices for us.
God chose to create us, and God chose us to be His people.
In the gospel, Jesus prayed that God will keep those given to Him true to God’s name.
Jesus watched over those He had been given and not one was lost, except the one who chose to be lost.
So, even though God chose us to be His own, yet we can choose to be on our own.
In the 1st reading, St. Paul warned that even from within the Christian community, there will be some who will choose to go their own way and even bring others along.
May we always remember that we did not choose to follow Jesus.
It is Jesus who calls us and chooses us, and He commissions us with the power of the Holy Spirit to go forth and bear fruits of love.
God has made His choice for us.
May we always choose to do the will of God so that we will be united with God and be blessed with His love and peace.