Jeremiah 1:4-10 / 1 Peter 1:8-12 / Luke 1:5-17
It is said that the two most important days in your life is the day you were born and the day you found out why.
As much as there are many important and special days in our lives, we will remember that day when we had to undertake a life-long commitment, be it in marriage, in the religious life or in the priesthood.
When we know why we exist and for what unique reason, then it can be said that we were born for that.
Today as we celebrate the birth of St. John the Baptist, we celebrate the greatest of all the prophets because it was he would point out who the Saviour is.
The mission of St. John the Baptist was planned by God even before he came into existence.
When we think deeper about it, our existence is in God's plan even before we came into existence in this world.
God has a plan and mission for each of us just as He had a plan and a mission for St John the Baptist.
St. John the Baptist went on to fulfill his mission in life and prepared the way for the Saviour.
May we too fulfill our mission in life so that we will be able to see the beauty and wonder of God's plan in our lives.