Reading and meditation on the Word of God on Wednesday of the 12th week in ordinary time, June 25, 2025

Delivered by Ariel from the Parish of Saint Albert the Great in the Archdiocese of Makassar, Indonesia. Genesis 15: 1-12.17-18; Rs psalm 105: 1-2.3-4.6-7.8-9; Matthew 7: 15-20.FRUITS AS EVIDENCES Our meditation today is entitled:Fruits as Evidences. At the dining table of a community of priests, in additionto normal lunch dishes as usual, there were also several types of fruit served.The fruits were picked from the garden by one of the employees. One of thepriests who was the eldest seemed so cheerful because he would enjoy hisfavorite fruits. He has more than 10 years not been involved in his favoritework, which was gardening, because he was by now old and his health hasdeclined. That elderly priest said the followingstory: "These bananas were imported from Bandung (West Jawa), one of thebest and planted about 8 years ago. These pineapple seeds came from Lampung(South Sumatera), a brother brought here when returning from holidays. Thismango I myself brought the seeds from Bangkok (Thailand)." He was soexcited to tell all those present about his perseverance in planting theseseeds and many other plants. He also diligently cared for them. And in propertime the trees provide fruits to be consumed by many people. From the illustrations of the treeswhich then produce the best fruits, we can draw a straight line to understandhow our mental and spiritual growth are like. Just imagine, the process ofpreparation for a big celebration in an organization that involves you. Theconcept and vision-mission of the activity is the subject of all affairs. Theconcept is then actualized to planning process by taking into account all thesupporting elements, the synergy of each element, and the ability to implementit. From a good, open, and measurable process, we believe that the results willbe as expected or even more than expected. Each of our mental and spiritualgrowth also give priority to the process so that we can achieve the results wehope for. Let's imagine this. Family or community is the main tree in our livesin the world. Every form of education or formation that occurs step by step,year after year, and from experience of errors or failures to truth andsuccess, this process is good and convincing. This process of course wants toarrive at the achievement of results, namely children or the new generation upto certain level of growth as expected by family, community, Church and nation. The Lord Jesus gives us good newstoday that says like this: the falsehood in life is brought by false prophets,whose purpose is to eliminate the process, or destroy the process. The resultwill surely be a life filled with falsehood and can ruin people’s life. Abrahamis an example for us, because he only comes from God, and not from other falsegods. For us, our process and goal is Christ. Let's pray. In the name of theFather ... O Lord, consecrate us always in Your Spirit so that we will grow infaithfulness and in sanctification to be the lights to this world. Hail Maryfull of grace ... In the name of the Father ...