Ord.26th Wk: Friday 4th October, 2019 October 4, 2019
Reflection on the WORD
God our Father: In today’s Gospel, Jesus proclaims the reality of the inseparable unity between Him and His Father, who longs to save all peoples. We are called to repent from our sinful ways and be more fully reconciled with His Father, whose Will is that we remain in His Love on earth and for all eternity.
Luke 10:13-16
Jesus said to his disciples: ‘Alas for you, Chorazin! Alas for you, Bethsaida! For if the miracles done in you had been done in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago, sitting in sackcloth and ashes. And still, it will be more bearable for Tyre and Sidon at the Judgement than for you. And as for you, Capernaum, did you want to be raised high as heaven? You shall be flung down to hell.
‘Anyone who listens to you listens to me; anyone who rejects you rejects me, and those who reject me reject the one who sent me.’
Today's Pointers on God's Word
As you read the passage what words, phases or meanings caught your attention?
- •Jesus pronounced judgement on the people of Chorazin and Bethsaida because they repeatedly refused to repent and change from their sinful ways even though they have heard of the Good News and witnessed Jesus’ miracles.
- •Jesus is also calling each one of us to live and walk in His Ways of Truth, Love, Justice and Compassion daily.
- •Pray for the insights and graces to know how to live in the Lord’s Ways. Speak to Him from your heart and listen attentively to His Spirit’s promptings daily to grow into exemplary Christians.