Live as a Child of
God
Introduction
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It is a special feast that is celebrated on this
day only in the Philippines since Sto Nino symbolizes the evangelization of the
Philippines.
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In AD 1521, Ferdinand Magellan and his team visited
Philippines and converted King Humabon and Queen Juana to Christianity and gave
them a statue of Sto Nino as a gift. Later in 1565 this statue was miraculously
overcame a fire accident. Now it is in placed in Cebu Sto Nino shrine.
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This feast recalls to our mind the fact that ‘we
are the children of God’
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Usually children want to grow up to become
adults, and the elderly want to become children. That is the irony of life. But
in front of God we all are children.
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Jesus, the Son of God came to this world to make
us children of God.
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In Baptism we were made the children of God. But
are we living our vocation?
Content
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How to live as a child of God? Let us look at
what is meant to be a child…. Let us look into the word CHILD
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C – Care
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Careful of the situation like a little child. When
it encounters a strange situation, it run back to the elders.
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Take care of others especially children
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H – Humility
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The child is ready to accept its weaknesses and
limitations. Holding the hands of elders is a symbolic way of acceptance.
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Sometimes the elders think that with money,
power and influence they can do anything they want. They feel they are strong.
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I – Innocence
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It is usually said that a child cannot say a lie
professionally. He cannot hide anything from his face.
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L – Love
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Child loves others without any selfish
interests. Love flows from the child’s heart like a river or stream of water. There
is no malice in that love.
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D – Dependence
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The child knows its limitations. It also knows
that it is strong with it’s parents.
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St Therese of Avila said, ‘without God I can do
nothing, but with God I can do everything’.
Conclusion
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Am I a Child of God?
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Are we careful of the situations of our life
that are sinful and leading us away from God?
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Are we humble enough to accept our own weakness
and depend on God?
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Are we innocent to open up ourselves in front of
God, and to lead an innocent life like a child of God?
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Do we love each other as Jesus loved, that is
forgiving and unconditional?
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Do we depend on God and realize that without God
we are nothing?
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Let us live the vocation given to us though our
baptism – “I am a Child of God”
(Obligation to Fr. James Thayil CMI)
(Obligation to Fr. James Thayil CMI)
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