Luke
11:37-41
After
Jesus had spoken, a Pharisee invited him to dine at his home. He entered and
reclined at table to eat. The Pharisee was amazed to see that he did not
observe the prescribed washing before the meal. The Lord said to him, “Oh you
Pharisees! Although you cleanse the outside of the cup and the dish, inside you
are filled with plunder and evil. You fools! Did not the maker of the outside
also make the inside? But as to what is within, give alms, and behold,
everything will be clean for you.”
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Reflection:
Maria is
very particular with external appearance she would always dress well. The
exterior of her house was always refreshing to the eyes. Her neighbor was
wondering how come she’s able to afford such luxuries considering that she had
no job to speak of?
One morning a rich woman was shouting in front
of her house telling her to leave her husband alone otherwise she would be
forced to bring her to court for having a relationship with a married man.
Many of
us are very particular with what others will see from us. As much as possible
we would always try to paint an attractive picture of ourselves. This is who
many of us are, very much driven with the exterior, fleeting and those that do
not last for a lifetime.
Jesus is
not taken with this show of misleading exterior appearance. What counts for
Jesus is our attitude most especially when nobody sees us. For example, how do
we react when we see a poor in front of our house. Do we do something to help
the poor? Or we simply don’t care; anyway no one is looking at us, so might as
well not mind the poor.
Jesus
knows everything about us, we cannot keep anything from Him. He knows our
hidden secrets, our double talk and the façade that we try so very hard to
display so that we could create an impression of wealth and extravagance. -
Marino J. Dasmarinas
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