Matthew 8:5-11
In today’s gospel, you can feel the Centurion’s remarkable faith. He delivers a message to Jesus about a suffering servant, but makes no requests or demands for help. However, on his own will, the Lord is willing to help. The Centurion understands that although he is a leader and soldiers follow him, he is not worthy until the Lord has entered under his roof. The Kingdom is open to all, without any prejudice of race, status or culture. The Centurion realizes that he can control men through his orders but he does not take advantage of this for his own glory, but instead uses his faith in Christ to help others, including his servant. The Centurion is open to whatever the Lord chooses to do in this situation. He does not beg or plead, he simply shares the situation with the Lord and lets Him do the rest. Jesus is amazed by the Centurion’s faith and says that salvation is available to all of good will. The Centurion is selfless and uses his position to serve others and bring them closer to the Lord by having faith in Him. Today’s gospel is an example of how the Lord knows and accepts all who walk by faith. It takes a person of deep faith to talk to the Lord without any expectation in return and just have trust that God will work things out according to His plan. Sometimes, as the Centurion demonstrates here, you have to talk to the Lord, leave it in His hands, believe in Him and have faith.
Today’s gospel specifically resonates with me at SFC because I truly believe the leaders of our college family lead without prejudice, accept everyone from all cultures, and are willing to make the sacrifices needed to assist students, faculty and staff in times of need and distress. At times they do not have all the answers, but they rely on their faith in the Lord to get through difficult and uncertain times.
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