Speak Lord

Today’s Gospel Text: "But woe to you Pharisees! for you tithe mint and rue and every herb, and neglect justice and the love of God; these you ought to have done, without neglecting the others. 43 Woe to you Pharisees! for you love the best seat in the synagogues and salutations in the market places. 44 Woe to you! for you are like graves which are not seen, and men walk over them without knowing it." 45 One of the lawyers answered him, "Teacher, in saying this you reproach us also." 46 And he said, "Woe to you lawyers also! for you load men with burdens hard to bear, and you yourselves do not touch the burdens with one of your fingers. Luke 11:42-46

Reflection:  Jesus; the prince of peace!

How far is it true? Here you find him in battle mode, opening up battle fronts, firing in all directions, including the ones who are ready to make peace with him and wanting him to spare them.

I can’t imagine the guts of the man, who after having fired the Pharisee, who were a majority community, he then goes around firing the lawyers.

What will our experts say? I am sure they will have an advice for the poor Christian who are seeking to walk in the footsteps of Jesus; “please don’t go about firing on all fronts”

If not then our own instincts will advice us not to fire on all fronts, no matter how right one may be.

To humans even otherwise it is a matter of great difficulty to endure the pain of rejection from all fronts. Very rarely we could have people who could even endure the laughter and mockery of their companions in order to ask a question or demand a right.

Peace solidly exists in truth and if achieved through any other means then it will fade, even gradually into oblivion.

Jesus’ action is an action of peace. We cannot have peace in hypocrisy, sin and by hiding behind masks of corruption, injustice and wrongdoing.

Nor can we have peace in working in these areas by human efforts without the help of God's grace and wisdom.

We need to allow Christ Jesus to speak to our hearts, just as he spoke to the Pharisees and lawyers and sometimes even strongly to our dead consciences in order that he may make it alive.

Adopt a spirituality in which there is room not just for Christ, but one in which there is room for Christ to speak to our conscience.

Prayer: Lord, help me I pray that I may always allow you to speak to my dead conscience and be obedient to your working.

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