Matthew
11:16-19
Jesus
said to the crowds: “To what shall I compare this generation? It is like
children who sit in marketplaces and call to one another, ‘We played the flute
for you, but you did not dance, we sang a dirge but you did not mourn.’ For
John came neither eating nor drinking, and they said, ‘He is possessed by a
demon.’ The Son of Man came eating and drinking and they said, ‘Look, he is a
glutton and a drunkard, a friend of tax collectors and sinners.’ But wisdom is
vindicated by her works.
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Reflection:
Are you
familiar with the word repentance?
The word
repentance is perhaps the most ignored word. For example we would often call on
people close to us to repent and change their ways for the better. Most often
than not this call is ignored and we would reason out that we have nothing to
repent.
We often
don’t see our sinfulness until a person close to us tells us about it and we
don’t normally like to be told about our sins. But the reality of it all is we
are sinners we sin by our words, thoughts and actions.
John the
Baptist called for repentance asceticism was his lifestyle he wore clothing
made of camel’s hair and had a leather belt on his waist his food was locust
and wild honey. He prepared the way for Jesus by calling the sinners of his
time to repent.
Jesus’
approach was different, He mingled with sinners and non sinners, He healed the
sick, He preformed miracles and conducted life changing sermons in that process
He called them all to repentance.
This
season of Advent the call to repentance intensifies to a crescendo for us to be
more worthy of the coming birth of our savior. But only few of us give it an
ear, we chose to ignore it. Why not listen to this call? Why not change our
ways for the better? Why not humbly submit ourselves to the healing Sacrament
of Confession?
If today
you hear His voice harden not your hearts. (Hebrew 3:15) – Marino J. Dasmarinas
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