Gospel: Luke 12:49-53
Jesus said to his
disciples: “I have come to set the earth on fire, and how I wish it were
already blazing! There is a baptism with which I must be baptized, and how
great is my anguish until it is accomplished! Do you think that I have come to
establish peace on the earth? No, I tell you, but rather division. From now on
a household of five will be divided, three against two and two against three; a
father will be divided against his son and a son against his father, a mother
against her daughter and a daughter against her mother, a mother-in-law against
her daughter-in-law and a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law.”
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Reflection:
A sinful man was
invited by his friend to attend a parish renewal program. The sinful man was
already tired of living a life of sin and he wanted to rid himself of any form
of sinfulness. So, he said to his friend, “Ok I will attend.” While in the
process of formation he was enlightened about how sin destroys a person
and prevent a person from having a personal relationship with Jesus.
After the renewal
program was through the sinful man decided to let go of friends who had brought
nothing to his life but sin. Thus he was hated by his former friends and was
even threatened with physical harm.
When we decide to live a life according to the will of Jesus we have to expect conflict and misunderstanding. We have to be ready to be hated or lose some of our friends and even our family members as well for this is the reality of following Jesus.
When we decide to live a life according to the will of Jesus we have to expect conflict and misunderstanding. We have to be ready to be hated or lose some of our friends and even our family members as well for this is the reality of following Jesus.
When you truly
follow Jesus you set aright what is wrong. You will have the fire in your belly
to leave those who do nothing to you except to influence you to sin. You will
have the fire in your belly to correct those who continue to sin no matter what
it may cost you.
Jesus in the gospel
talks about division, He tells us: From now on a household of five will be
divided, three against two and two against three; a father will be divided
against his son and a son against his father, a mother against her daughter and
a daughter against her mother, a mother-in-law against her daughter-in-law and
a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law (Luke 12:52-53).”
Indeed, there are
times that division has to occur for good to triumph over evil. Division has to
occur so that a wayward behavior can be set aright. We need not worry about the
outcome of this kind of division for the reason that this division is a
division that purifies a person from the impurities of sin. – Marino J.
Dasmarinas
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