29 February 2012, Wednesday
Gospel: Lk 11:29-32
The crowds got even bigger and Jesus addressed them. ‘This is a wicked generation; it is asking for a sign. The only sign it will be given is the sign of Jonah. For just as Jonah became a sign to the Ninevites, so will the Son of Man be to this generation. On Judgement day the Queen of the South will rise up with the men of this generation and condemn them, because she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon; and there is something greater than Solomon here. On Judgement day the men of Nineveh will stand up with this generation and condemn it, because when Jonah preached they repented; and there is something greater than Jonah here.’
Reflection
The Son of God Himself came to point the way for the Israelites to repentance. They were not only unwilling to listen and face up to the Truth He preached but in order to keep to their sinful ways, they got rid of His voice altogether by having Him killed.
We too, continue in our sinful ways by silencing God’s Truth, preventing Him from affecting our lives, by excusing ourselves that ‘it is not practical in today’s world’, ‘God’s ways are only for the selected few who become religious and saints’, ‘God is merciful and He will understand’.
Whose example do you want to follow – the Israelites or the Ninevites?
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