Gospel: Luke 19:41-44
As Jesus drew near Jerusalem, he saw the city and wept over it, saying,
“If this day you only knew what makes for peace–but now it is hidden from your
eyes. For the days are coming upon you when your enemies will raise a palisade
against you; they will encircle you and hem you in on all sides. They will
smash you to the ground and your children within you, and they will not leave
one stone upon another within you because you did not recognize the time of
your visitation.
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Reflection:
What will happen to us if we refuse to hear the wise counsel of our
elders? For example, if we are advised to stop doing what is not good or to
stop doing something which is immoral or wrong? If we continue to refuse to
hear their wise counsel. Eventually these wrongdoings that we continue to do
will take us down through sickness, embarrassment and so forth.
In the gospel for today, Jesus wept over Jerusalem and its people for
they refused to hear His call of repentance and reform their lives. Not only
that they refused to listen to Jesus they also refused to listen to the
prophets who were sent before Jesus. They instead mired themselves in sin
similar to a beast miring itself in a pool of dirt.
When we refuse to let Jesus come into our life and when we continue to
refuse to hear His call of repentance. There would surely be no peace within us
no matter how rich we are and how powerful we are. For as long as we refuse to
hear His call we will have no peace we would still be living complicated lives
that may eventually destroy us.
Jerusalem did not find peace and were destroyed by the Romans during the
first revolt in A.D 70, because they refused Jesus, they did not recognized Him
as the ultimate peace bearer. They instead continued to stray far from Him.
Jesus is always knocking in our hearts, always begging us to open our
life to Him. For the reason that he will not only bring us peace He would also
bring us contentment, serenity and other things that this world cannot give us.
Would you listen to the voice of the Lord who always speak to you thru
the many events in your life? – Marino
J. Dasmarinas
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