Reading and meditation on the Word of God on Tuesday of the 32nd week in ordinary time, November 11, 2025, Memorial of Saint Martin of Tours, Bishop

Delivered by Eva Glenn Robert from the Church of Saint Martin de Pores, Kinarut in the Archdiocese of Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia. Wisdom 2: 23 - 3: 9; Rs psalm 34: 2-3.16-17.18-19; Luke 17: 7-10.THE RIGHTEOUS ONESARE IN THE HANDS OF GOD The title for ourmeditation today is: The Righteous Ones Are in the Hands of God. This sentenceis taken from the book of Wisdom which is the first reading of today's liturgy.An elementary school boy has a story that is appropriate to reflection of this versefrom the Scriptures . He is smart and always the number one bright in theclass. He behaves so well that wins the praise of his teachers. He is alwaysmade a model for his friends. However, he often becomes the target of bullies,ridicule and slander. He often cries and refuses to play with his friends. Theschool and his parents try hard to overcome this problem. The most common reactionmade when people face problems like that of the school boy is to complain andhand it over to God. Let God alone give His justice. This is done with certainjustification that goes like this: the righteous ones are in God's hands. Goddoes not forget the righteous people. Maybe you yourself often experience suchtreatment. Your life is good, doing the right thing, following procedure, andnever bothering others, but it turns out that you are blamed and slandered. Our principle offaith explains that the wickedness of the world tends to torment the righteous,it's simply a reality of life that we must go through. Who are the righteousones? It could be you, your brothers and sisters, or we as the flock the oneholy Church. To our endurance and perseverance with so much freedom andwillingness to follow Christ until now, it is no exaggeration and it's no wrongfor us to make a recognition to ourselves, to our brothers and sisters and ourfamilies: that we are indeed in the hands of God. There are many signsthat reveal one's true witness of faith. For example, people carry out workaccording to their duties and responsibilities, doing activities in proper timeand place, following procedures and rule of law, giving information based onfacts or evidences, taking responsibility to fulfill commitments, admitingmistakes and willingness to correct them, ready to take risks for improvement.And much more. Today the Lord Jesusgives us a lesson on how to live out the truth. We carry out our duties andresponsibilities to the best of our capacity and trust given, and withhumility. Don't assume that we are great or successful. It is humility thatguides us to say: we are just useless servants, because we only do what isrequired. More than that, humility will motivate us to do more than just anobligation or that is required from us. Let's pray. In the name of the Father... O Lord Jesus, fill us with the spirit of perseverance and responsibilitythat we are able to fulfill our duties with humility. Our Father who art inheaven ... In the name of the Father ...