Twelfth Wednesday of Ordinary Time

Just so, every good tree bears good fruit, and a rotten tree bears bad fruit. A good tree cannot bear bad fruit, nor can a rotten tree bear good fruit. Every tree that does not bear good fruit will be cut down and thrown into the fire. So by their fruits you will know them.

The way we speak and act determines whether we bear good or bad fruits in our lives. If we speak the Word of God and do God’s Will, then we will produce goods and live life abundantly in heaven. If we speak ill and do everything for selfish reasons, then we will produce evils and be cut down and thrown into the fires of Hell. This is the choice we have to make in our lives: to do good or evil. It should be an easy choice, but as with many things, we complicate the choice with anxieties, doubts, fears, passions, and excuses. However, if we want to be worthy of heaven, then we must put aside all these things and instead nourish ourselves on the faith, hope, and love of God, who shows us how to bear the best fruit.

Are our lives bearing good or bad fruits? How can we cultivate our souls so that they only produce goods? What can we do to get rid of those things that cause us to produce bad fruits?

O Lord, give us the grace we need to make all our fruits good.

Amen.