THE CALL TO REPENTANCE
( Luke 11:29-32)
Jesus calls for a change of
attitude in today's Gospel reading. He cites example with the people of Nineveh
and the queen of the south. There should not be any waste of time in responding
to this important call.
From the queen of the south,
Jesus wants us to learn how to hear and to heed the voice of wisdom. The wisdom
that lies in heeding the voice calling us to turn to the Lord. From the people
of Nineveh, on the other hand, Jesus wants us not to take for granted the
various calls to repentance that we hear on daily basis.
Jesus called his generation an
evil one. Why? Because they sought for
signs and wonders. And he adds: No sign shall be given to it except the sign of
Jonah.
What will Jesus call our own
generation? Are we not a people who expect God to do His part for us, to bless
us, to favour us, to lift us high, to do XYZ for us but we do nothing for God?
We do not care about what God expects from us. We do not change our attitude
towards our neighbour.
God calls upon us today to
evaluate the type of life we live if it is the type of life He has called us to
live. Jesus wants us to learn from those who made use of the opportunities
granted them to change for good.
What is stopping you from
repenting? Why do you harden your heart in your sin? Why are you obstinate in
evil? Why are you not perturbed by what people are going through in your hands?
Why have you chosen not to allow the word of God touch your conscience? Why are
you not feeling what God feels for you?
The opportunity God gives us to
live is for us to live better. Living better is being repentant. Living better
is loving God. Indeed, it is living out the reason for which God created us.
May God help us to appreciate His
love for us by hearkening to the call He makes on us to repent.
Let us pray with the Church
I love you Jesus, my love above
all things. I repent with my whole heart of having offended you. Never permit
me to separate myself from you again. Grant that I may love you always, and do
with me whatever is your will. Amen
God bless your Monday
Rev. Fr. Julian O Ekeh
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