Reflection for THURSDAY, 28th Week, Ordinary Time
By
Fr. Aloysius Santiago sdb
Rector and Parish Priest
Don Bosco Shrine
Lingarajapuram, Bangalore
Today's Word
Luke 11:52-54
“Woe to you experts in the law, because you have taken away the key to knowledge. You yourselves have not entered, and you have hindered those who were entering.”
When Jesus went outside, the Pharisees and the teachers of the law began to oppose him fiercely and to besiege him with questions, waiting to catch him in something he might say.
Today's Reflection
Whenever we hear about judgement and justice, what may come to mind is that there was some wrong-doing crime that was committed.
So the offenders are brought to judgement and punishment is meted out and justice is done.
That is how judgement and justice is commonly understood.
And that notion of judgement and justice may be applied when it come to religion.
When we hear about about God's judgement and justice, we may think of punishment for sin and that the sinner will have to pay for his sins.
But in the 1st reading, it said that God's justice was made known through the Law and the Prophets and it has now been revealed outside the Law.
It goes on to say that God held His hand on judgement and punishment for sin to show His mercy.
God's mercy is the expression of His justice, and God's justice was carried out when God appointed His only Son Jesus Christ to sacrifice His life so as to win reconciliation through faith.
We all have sinned and we deserved judgement and punishment.
But through faith in Jesus, we are forgiven and justice is done through His death on the Cross.
May we not take God's mercy and love for granted and strive for reconciliation with God and with one another.
GOD BLESS YOU
Good morning. Have a nice safe day