Gospel: Luke
11:29-32
While
still more people gathered in the crowd, Jesus said to them, “This generation
is an evil generation; it seeks a sign, but no sign will be given it, except
the sign of Jonah. Just as Jonah became a sign to the Ninevites, so will the
Son of Man be to this generation. At the judgment the queen of the south will
rise with the men of this generation and she will condemn them, because she
came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon, and there is
something greater than Solomon here. At the judgment the men of Nineveh will
arise with this generation and condemn it, because at the preaching of Jonah
they repented, and there is something greater than Jonah here.”
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Reflection:
Can you
still remember the thief on the side of Jesus who asked Jesus to remember him
when He is in His kingdom? The thief had an on the spot salvation because he
repented from his sins (Luke 23:42-43).
Jesus
calls us also to repentance every minute of our life. Let us not be deaf to
this call, let us listen and embrace this call.
What is
sin that many of us can’t leave it behind? What does it give us? Does committing sin give us fulfilment that we
continue to embrace it? Whatever pleasure sin gives us it’s actually a curse
coated in pleasure. For example the sin of adultery, it’s pleasurable for the
person who commits adultery.
But as
the person enjoys the pleasure, sins start to pile-up as well. Until such time
that it destroys the individuals involved in the sinful relationship. However,
why wait to be destroyed by sin when Jesus is always offering us repentance.
When Jesus is ever and always ready to forget and forgive all our past sins
provided we leave it behind.
There’s a
reward that awaits us once we listen to Jesus’ call of repentance. The
incentive is maybe like the reward of salvation that He gave to the repentant
thief on the cross.
Perhaps it may not be instant salvation but certainly
there would be a reward if we decide to leave our sinful life. Rewards like:
peace of mind, peace in the family, a life free from any guilt of conscience
and so forth. - Marino J. Dasmarinas
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