Readings
I - Is. 45: 6-8, 18, 21-25
II - Lk. 7: 19-23
CREDIBLE CHRISTIAN LIVING
In today’s Gospel passage, John the Baptist sends his disciples to ask Jesus whether he was the one who is to come or do they still have to wait for someone else. To this question, Jesus did not answer directly but he only told them to go and tell John the Baptist what they had seen and heard: “the blind receive their sight, the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead raised, the poor have good news brought to them” - a perfect fulfillment of the prophesy of Isaiah in him (Is. 35: 5, 6). From this identity of Jesus, John the Baptist can understand that Jesus was the Messiah for whom the people of Israel for generations waited in hope.
In the light of this Gospel passage, take a moment to reflect about your own lives. Can anyone observing our own words and deeds testify that we are Christians modelled after the life and teachings of Christ? If someone looks at us and says, “he/she forgives, understands, cares, empathises, helps, understands, takes risks for the good cause, stands up for justice, truth and righteousness and above all loves others unconditionally”, then we are bearing witness to Christ as Christians. If not, take this grace filled season of advent as an opportunity to amend and align our lives up to Credible Christian living and behold the Lord as He comes to meet us. May our mind and heart resonate with the prayer: “Lord Jesus, help me to be a witnessing Christian”.
