Today’s Gospel: When the crowds were
increasing, he began to say, "This generation is an evil generation; it
seeks a sign, but no sign shall be given to it except the sign of Jonah. 30 For as Jonah became a sign
to the men of Nin'eveh, so will the Son of man be to this generation. 31 The queen of the South
will arise at the judgment with the men of this generation and condemn them;
for she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon, and
behold, something greater than Solomon is here. 32 The
men of Nin'eveh will arise at the judgment with this generation and condemn it;
for they repented at the preaching of Jonah, and behold, something greater than
Jonah is here. Luke
11:29-32
Reflection: How
is our generation different from that generation? Do we not seek for signs too?
No not really so, not all of us seek for signs in our generation in order to
believe.
Our
generation is an indifferent generation? How many of us are really bothered to
know whether there is a God who exists and demands from us a response for our
good and for our salvation?
We
are instead worried about politics and humanity and how to save the earth and
increase the living conditions of humans by way of materialistic emancipation and
do good (purely from the human sense).
Ours is a generation that thinks that by putting humans and their agenda first they are serving God as well as humanity. In the bargain they suppress the freedom of those who voice their concern against such blasphemous ways and practices.
Ours is a generation that thinks that by putting humans and their agenda first they are serving God as well as humanity. In the bargain they suppress the freedom of those who voice their concern against such blasphemous ways and practices.
So
we have all sorts of charities and programs for human emancipation, holistic
formation, saving the earth against global warming and looking forward to a new
world order where justice, peace and brotherhood reign; an idealism.
You
cannot be serving humanity, however good it may sound and however holistic the
program. Humanity can only find its true meaning in Christ Jesus who has
revealed himself to us as the one and only savior. His ghastly death at the
hands of men was an act to save us and he is still saving all those who trust
in his abiding grace to save to them.
Prayer: “So
now, O Lord our God, save us, I
beseech thee, from his hand, that all the kingdoms of the earth may know that
thou, O Lord, art God alone."
2 Kings 19:19
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