Gospel:
Luke 7:31-35
Jesus
said to the crowds: “To what shall I compare the people of this generation?
What are they like? They are like children who sit in the marketplace and call
to one another, ‘We played the flute for you, but you did not dance. We sang a
dirge, but you did not weep.’
For John
the Baptist came neither eating food nor drinking wine, and you said, ‘He is
possessed by a demon. The Son of Man came eating and drinking and you said,
‘Look, he is a glutton and a drunkard, a friend of tax collectors and sinners.’
But wisdom is vindicated by all her children.
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Reflection:
There was
a true story about a Priest who was newly installed in his new parish of
jurisdiction. Unlike his predecessor he was strict and conservative in his
views and actions.
One of
the many reforms that he instituted was during Mass he required the parishioners
to neatly fall in line according to their seat location during Communion. He
instituted other reforms that shocked the rebellious minds of some of the
parishioners.
When he
was about to end his six-year tenure, all of the parishioners were asking him
to stay longer for they saw the beautiful fruits of his labors: the orderly
communion lines during Mass, the elegant church that he helped build and the
many other positive transformations in the parish.
Jesus and
John were unfairly labeled by the people of their time. Jesus was labelled as a
glutton for food and wine, friend of tax collectors and sinners even evil. John
was called possessed by a demon both of them were called names not fit for
their stature. Yet, at the end they were vindicated by their steadfast
commitment to their mission of salvation.
Often
times we too are guilty of being presumptuous and judgmental because we often
prejudge our fellowmen by how they look and act. But these simply are the
external seen by the naked eye. It hides the beautiful, gentle and selfless
interior. - Marino J. Dasmarinas
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