Gospel: Luke 3:10-18
The crowds asked
John the Baptist, “What should we do?” He said to them in reply, “Whoever has
two cloaks should share with the person who has none. And whoever has food
should do likewise.” Even tax collectors came to be baptized and they said to
him, “Teacher, what should we do?” He answered them, “Stop collecting more than
what is prescribed.” Soldiers also asked him, “And what is it that we should
do?” He told them, “Do not practice extortion, do not falsely accuse anyone,
and be satisfied with your wages.”
Now the people were
filled with expectation, and all were asking in their hearts whether John might
be the Christ. John answered them all, saying, “I am baptizing you with water, but
one mightier than I is coming. I am not worthy to loosen the thongs of his
sandals. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire. His winnowing fan
is in his hand to clear his threshing floor and to gather the wheat into his
barn, but the chaff he will burn with unquenchable fire.” Exhorting them in
many other ways, he preached good news to the people.
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Reflection:
A troubled husband
was asking the Lord for enlightenment. Thus; he said to the Lord. Lord help me
I am so burdened by my problems, my wife and children are not speaking to me, I
feel so alone in our house.
All of a sudden the husband heard the booming
voice of the Lord which said, your wife and children are not talking to you
because you’re arrogant and domineering. The Lord further said, change your
ways by being more humble, gentle and loving. So the troubled husband followed the
advice of the Lord and it immediately had a positive result. The divided family
became one and they lived happily ever after.
In the gospel,
before the crowd asked John, what should we do? John had already preached to
them about repentance and renewal of their wicked lifestyles.
Why is repentance
very important? Repentance is important because it makes us more worthy before
the Lord. Repentance also straightens our crooked lives and it brings us closer to
the Good Lord.
Why is it that many
of us live problematic family life? The reason is very simple, we refuse to
hear John’s call for renewal and repentance. We continuously refuse to embrace
humility, forgiveness and gentleness.
Why not listen to the preaching of John the Baptist? – Marino J. Dasmarinas
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