In the first reading we hear about God’s kindness in restoring the sight of Tobit through Raphael.
Tobit was blind but was healed by the Lord through Archangel Raphael. Sometimes, we need to be “blinded” in order to see. Trials will come, but they are allowed by the Lord in order to purify us. The Book of Tobit is a beautiful narration of the fidelity of God, in all challenges and difficulties encountered. We will not see the face of God if it were not for these sufferings. Christ said if we want to be his disciple, we should learn to carry our crosses and to lean on him.
On June 5th we celebrate St. Boniface, who lived out the Christian rule: To follow Christ is to follow the way of the cross. For him, it was not only physical suffering or death, but the painful, thankless task of Church reform. Missionary glory is often thought of in terms of bringing new persons to Christ. It seems – but is not – less glorious to heal the household of the faith.
