Apocalypse 5:1-10 / Luke 19:41-44 (2022)
The gospels mentioned of two occasions that Jesus shed tears.
One was one when His good friend Lazarus died. The other was what we just heard in the gospel.
Indeed, Jesus had every reason to shed tears over Jerusalem.
In the year 70AD, the city was destroyed and Temple was razed to the ground when the revolting Jews were crushed by the Roman army.
All because the message of Jesus, the message of peace did not sink into their hearts.
They did not heed the signs that God gave them.
As for us, we too can avoid impending danger and even tragedy if we look clearly at the signs in our lives.
If we do not heed the signs that God is giving us to enter into a deeper relationship with Him in prayer and to live a life of love and peace, then we are making ourselves prone to the danger and the tragedy of sin.
Let us ask God to enlighten us so as to heed the signs from God that we see around us.
When we understand the message of love and peace, then there will be no more tears.