As they were coming down from the
mountain the disciples asked Jesus, “Why do the scribes say that Elijah must
come first?” He said in reply, “Elijah will indeed come and restore all things;
but I tell you that Elijah has already come, and they did not recognize him but
did to him whatever they pleased. So also will the Son of Man suffer at their
hands.” Then the disciples understood that he was speaking to them of John the
Baptist.
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Reflection:
Do you have the courage to advice a person to repent?
The call of Jesus for repentance
continuous until this very hour, he speaks to us through people around us and
through our conscience. We should not ignore it, we should listen to it because
to listen and repent is the right course of action that we must take.
Like John who prepared the way for
Jesus, we too should become the modern day John. Thus we should also gently
call for repentance to those within our sphere of environment. This is for the
reason that this is a call of duty for us Catholics.
Lest we forget that by virtue of our
Baptism we also become a modern-day John. Therefore, we have to call for
repentance and conversion as well. For this call to be effective we have to do
this with gentleness, with mercy and compassion.
It is obvious that Jesus is pertaining
to John as the second coming of the prophet Elijah. But majority of the people
then did not listen to John’s call because they were busy with the things of
this world. They have no time to listen to the messenger of God.
You have nothing to lose if you tread
the way of John. Yes, it will not be a walk in the park and there will be
challenges as well. But if Christ is with you who will be against you? Nobody
for you have Jesus at our back silently supporting you. – Marino J.
Dasmarinas
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