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:
How would
you react if somebody tells you to mend your ways and repent from all of your
sinfulness? Will you not feel insulted and antagonized? You'll feel
insulted and antagonized because the call for you to mend your ways is
prophetic and true.
We get
angry when others tell us to repent and walk away from all of our sinfulness
but why get angry when they are telling the truth? Why get angry when those who
are telling us to mend our ways are only concerned for our own wellbeing?
Many listened to Jesus but many did not listen as well. In fact very few
listened to Jesus among the high and mighty because they loved sin more than
the wise counsel of Jesus. Isn’t this happening
to us today? We love sin (disguised as pleasure/s) more than listen to Jesus?
This is the paradox of our high-technology
driven time today. Many of us today listen more to our high-tech gadgets than
listen to Jesus by reading His words. Many of us have more time with our earthy
undertakings than have our important quite time with Jesus. What will happen to
us if we are like this?
Let us
listen more to Jesus and let us listen to His call of repentance. - Marino J.
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