Reflection for FRIDAY, 2nd Week of Advent.
By
Fr. Aloysius Santiago sdb
Rector and Parish Priest
Don Bosco Shrine
Lingarajapuram, Bangalore
Today's Word of God
Matthew 11:16-19
“To what can I compare this generation? They are like children sitting in the marketplaces and calling out to others:
‘We played the pipe for you,
and you did not dance;
we sang a dirge,
and you did not mourn.’
For John came neither eating nor drinking, and they say, ‘He has a demon.’ The Son of Man came eating and drinking, and they say, ‘Here is a glutton and a drunkard, a friend of tax collectors and sinners.’ But wisdom is proved right by her deeds.”
Today's Reflection
We have this tendency to make comments about other people.
Of course we can have our opinions, but when we make comments, we tend to go down on the side of criticism.
But we must also remember that what we do to others will also be done to us.
When we comment about or criticise others, the same will be done unto us.
In the gospel, Jesus made a comment about the people of His generation.
He said that they were like children shouting to each other as they sit in the market place.
Children tease each other in their childish games.
Adults comment and criticise each other in their opinion games.
But whether as children or adults, we need to mature and grow in our relationships with each other.
In the 1st reading, the Lord says this: I, the Lord, your God, teach you what is good for you. I lead you in the way that you must go.
The way of the Lord is the way of love and forgiveness.
Let us go the way of the Lord, as there is no other better way to go.
GOD BLESS YOU
Good morning. Have a nice safe day