Gospel: Luke 9:7-9
Herod the
tetrarch heard about all that was happening, and he was greatly perplexed
because some were saying, “John has been raised from the dead”; others were
saying, “Elijah has appeared”; still others, “One of the ancient prophets has
arisen.” But Herod said, “John I beheaded. Who then is this about whom I hear
such things?” And he kept trying to see him.
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Reflection:
Are you
sometimes being haunted by a wrong which you’ve done in the past?
The
wrongs that we’ve done will continue to haunt us for so long as there is no
closure to it. It happened to Herod the tetrarch when he ordered his soldiers
to kill John at the behest of the woman who lustfully danced in front of them.
We need
to be careful of the actions/decisions that we make in our lives. Impulsive or
spur of the moment decisions are usually wrong. Like when Herod to impress his
friends impulsively decided to kill John.
These
thoughtless decisions that we’ve made or we’ll make in the future will bother
us, in will constantly pop in our minds until we do something to close it. So
what is the cure to this dilemma?
We have
to seek closure, if we have to walk an extra mile for us to obtain closure so
be it. We obtain closure by making amends with the person concerned. Or a much
better avenue to erase our guilt of conscience is to humbly submit ourselves to
the Sacrament of Confession.
By the
way, when was your last Confession? – Marino J. Dasmarinas
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