Gospel: Luke 10:13-16
Jesus
said to them, “Woe to you, Chorazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida! For if the mighty
deeds done in your midst had been done in Tyre and Sidon, they would long ago
have repented, sitting in sackcloth and ashes. But it will be more tolerable
for Tyre and Sidon at the judgment than for you. And as for you, Capernaum,
‘Will you be exalted to heaven? You will go down to the netherworld.’ Whoever
listens to you listens to me. Whoever rejects you rejects me. And whoever
rejects me rejects the one who sent me.”
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Reflection:
Do you
listen to Jesus’ call of repentance?
Repentance is a perpetual call from Jesus and
we must listen to Him. What will happen if we will not listen? There would be punishment and it will not
certainly come from God; punishment will originate from the outcome of our
sinfulness.
For
example a woman who had been advised by her relatives to stop her adulterous
affair. Instead of listening to her relative’s admonition he persisted.
Eventually they were caught by their respected spouses; you can just imagine
the punishment that they'll receive.
There’s a
lot more examples of those who did not listen, so they received their deserved
punishment. Punishment which did not come from God, It originated from their
stubbornness and refusal to heed God’s call of repentance.
So why
not repent and listen to the voice of God who always calls us every minute of
the day to change our ways for the better? Are we not afraid of the punishment
that is surely forthcoming?
In the
church true repentance happens when we humbly submit ourselves to the Sacrament
of Confession. – Marino J. Dasmarinas
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