Gospel:
Mark 2:13-17
Jesus
went out along the sea. All the crowd came to him and he taught them. As he
passed by, he saw Levi, son of Alphaeus, sitting at the customs post. Jesus
said to him, “Follow me.” And he got up and followed Jesus. While he was at
table in his house, many tax collectors and sinners sat with Jesus and his
disciples; for there were many who followed him. Some scribes who were
Pharisees saw that Jesus was eating with sinners and tax collectors and said to
his disciples, “Why does he eat with tax collectors and sinners?” Jesus heard
this and said to them, “Those who are well do not need a physician, but the
sick do. I did not come to call the righteous but sinners.”
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Reflection:
How could
we convert sinners to become followers of Jesus? Of course we must approach
them and be friends with them. Then as we become friends with them we also show
the light of Jesus to them. With the hope that they would eventually be
converted, thus; let us be patient with them. Let us show them our goodness and
gentleness and then after doing what we have to do to change their lives. Let
us pray and hope for their eventual conversion.
Jesus is
a man of interactions He goes to sinners, interacts with them and even dines
with them. Jesus always chose to interact with sinners for obvious reasons. How
about us, do we interact with sinners? Do we mingle with them? And do we
forgive them when they ask for forgiveness?
There are
people who prefer to stay in their ivory towers. They look down and despise
sinners as if they are not sinners also. They quickly judge them as good for
nothing and dangerous. But if we avoid sinners how could we convert them?
If Jesus
avoided Levi and the other tax collectors, He could not have converted them.
They would have go on sinning until they die. But Jesus chose to interact with
them for He knew that this was the only way to convert them. - Marino J.
Dasmarinas
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