Gospel:
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:
Was the
Pharisee who invited Jesus to dine in his house a fan of Jesus? Perhaps yes he was a fan for he liked the
wisdom and eloquence of Jesus that’s why he invited Jesus to dine in his home.
Everything was going smoothly between the teacher and His fan until Jesus did
not wash His hands before eating.
Did Jesus
purposely skip washing His hands so that His fan would see Him doing it? Yes,
yet there was a deeper reason why he did not wash His hands. Jesus wanted His
fan (The Pharisee) to realize that there is something more profound than mere
external observance of the Jewish law.
For Jesus
it’s always what’s inside our hearts! Never mind those things that are visible
to the naked eye for the reason that what is seen will eventually pass and be
forgotten. But what is in our hearts will never be forgotten. For example, the
unseen acts kindness and love that we do to our fellowmen.
For
instance, we forever remember the acts of kindness and love that has been given
or done to us. But we don’t anymore remember the external appearance (What
clothes he/she was wearing and so forth) of the person who did these acts of
kindness and love for us.
Jesus is
always biased with acts of kindness and love most especially unseen acts of
kindness and love. For these are the spirit and backbone of His teachings.
Jesus never taught us to always be concerned about our external appearance,
reputation and the many other external aspects of our worldly lives. - Marino J. Dasmarinas
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