This weeks lesson
was short and yet it was insightful. I especially like the topic
because it was a biography of a figure in history that I really like,
that prominent figure is Martin Luther. From him I have learned this
quote, “Whatever I learn, I preach, whatever I preach, I printed”.
The second lesson that I have learned was about the impact of St.
Ambrose of Milan's preaching that it thoroughly affected St.
Augustine. That was just amazing.
Having made several
reflections already has brought me to wonder of what is there for me
to ponder. Looking at Luther's life, I feel grateful for his courage
to do what he ought to do. I was not really fond of writing what I
have learned and so sometimes it went away with the wind. I was like
throwing away so many treasures in the past. Now, I thought of it as
foolishness. I realized that I am too far from what Luther said. I
know that almost always I preach what I learn but often I don't write
them down. I m always quick to share the new things that I have
learned. As I age, I realized that I could have done better because
now I know that my pen has more reliable memories. With regards to
the second lesson that I have learned, I realized that indeed our
faithfulness to the work that God has given us is important so that
we will be a blessing to our hearers. We will never know that someone
who is randomly listening to us will be change dramatically for the
glory of God.
In application, I
will start taking down notes of the things that I have learned from
reading, listening or just random thoughts. In so doing, I will have
a hard copy which I could look on to when a need arise. That will be
my source of information. Secondly, I will do my best to be careful
with my testimony and with my words in order to save my hearers.
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