Gospel: Luke 3:1-6
In the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius
Caesar, when Pontius Pilate was governor of Judea, and Herod was tetrarch
of Galilee, and his brother Philip tetrarch of the region of Ituraea and
Trachonitis, and Lysanias was tetrarch of Abilene, during the high priesthood
of Annas and Caiaphas, the word of God came to John the son of Zechariah in the
desert. John went throughout the whole region of the Jordan, proclaiming a
baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins, as it is written in the book
of the words of the prophet Isaiah: A voice of one crying out in the desert:
“Prepare the way of the Lord, make straight his paths. Every valley shall be
filled and every mountain and hill shall be made low. The winding roads shall
be made straight, and the rough ways made smooth, and all flesh shall see the
salvation of God.”
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Reflection:
A sinful woman decided that she would walk
away from her sinful life. Because she finally realized that it gave her
nothing except problems. Many of us look the other way or turn a blind eye when
it comes to sinning. Why? Because sin was created by Satan for us to enjoy it until
it completely capture and destroy us.
For example, the sin of adultery, is it not enjoyable for the immoral couple who are doing it? Yes, it is, they enjoy it until it’s too late
for them to realize that it brought them nothing but misery and tons and tons
of problem. Sin in general will do us no
good and if we will not repent or completely walk away from it could bring us
death.
In the gospel for this second Sunday of advent
we hear and read about the love of God. Who through John calls us to walk away
and repent from our sinfulness. By way of John the Lord is offering us a new
life free from sin.
Would you hear this call of John to renew your
life by repenting from your sinfulness? Or would you still choose to embrace
sin until the end? The choice is yours to take, just remember that sin will do
nothing but destroy you.
Through John and the prophet Isaiah’s call of
repentance the good Lord is offering you His unconditional love, His mercy and
His compassion. Take and accept it and begin to live a new life free from sin.
Will you accept this offering of the Lord? –
Marino J. Dasmarinas
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