Readings
I - Eph.: 4:1-6
II - Lk. 12: 54-59
BE OPEN TO THE TRUTH
The Gospel today’s Gospel passage is about the inability of the crowds to perceive the time of the Messiah and two, as a consequence missed claiming the mercy of the Messiah. The ‘crowds’ is an inclusive term that contains, the Scribes, the Pharisees, the Sadducees and the common people in general. Jesus calls them hypocrites because they knew how to interpret the appearance of earth and sky but not the time of Messiah being fulfilled in the presence of Jesus. A willful neglect to acknowledge and accept the promised one in Jesus, the merciful saviour. The willful neglect of the throne of mercy in Jesus would drag them to the throne of justice before the just God as depicted in the parable.
Sensitivity of mind and openness of heart are the essential requisites to perceive the truth present around us. Only the openness to the signs of the time will help a person to rightly respond accordingly. Instead prejudice, pretension, neglect and bias will make us miss the opportunities, possibilities and prospects present around, leaving us losers. Let our mind and heart resonate with the prayer: “Lord Jesus, help me to be open to the truth”
