Gospel:
Luke 11:47-54
The Lord
said: “Woe to you who build the memorials of the prophets whom your fathers
killed. Consequently, you bear witness and give consent to the deeds of your
ancestors, for they killed them and you do the building. Therefore, the wisdom
of God said, ‘I will send to them prophets and Apostles; some of them they will
kill and persecute in order that this generation might be charged with the
blood of all the prophets shed since the foundation of the world, from the
blood of Abel to the blood of Zechariah who died between the altar and the
temple building.
Yes, I
tell you, this generation will be charged with their blood! Woe to you,
scholars of the law! You have taken away the key of knowledge. You yourselves
did not enter and you stopped those trying to enter. When Jesus left, the
scribes and Pharisees began to act with hostility toward him and to interrogate
him about many things, for they were plotting to catch him at something he
might say.
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Reflection:
Who are
the modern day prophets that you encounter today? It’s anyone who truly
speaks about God and anyone who has so much concern for your welfare. They
would always want you to have strong faith in God.
But we
normally don’t listen to them most of the time we instead listen to the
fleeting dictates of this world. There are even times that we label them as
people who are out of this world. Until we encounter problems and trials
because we did not listen to the meaningful advice of these modern day prophets in our lives.
Next
time, listen when you are given meaningful advice about God and life. For they are
not doing it on their own accord, they were sent by God to you for a very
meaningful reason. None other than to bring you closer to God.
Do you
usually listen to the voice of God coursed through other people? – Marino J.
Dasmarinas
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