1 Peter 4:7-13 / Mark 11:11-26
Today's gospel portrayal of Jesus is not one that we would like to see.
In fact, cursing fig trees and being physically violent won't draw any admiration from others.
But the beginning of Chapter 11 of the gospel of Mark stated that Jesus just entered Jerusalem and soon He will face His Passion.
So the Jesus in today's gospel is anxious because the urgency of His message about the Kingdom of God has not sunk into the minds and hearts of the people.
So His actions in today's gospel are like alarm bells in the morning and they are sharp warnings to those who are aware of His message but do not do anything about it.
And even for us, the areas of conversion in our lives must begin, and must begin now.
We can't be indifferent or wait for tomorrow; there might be no tomorrow.
And if the Lord asks us now to show an account of our lives, will we have any good fruits to show?
So let us start straightening up our lives, we who are the Temples of the Holy Spirit, let us bear fruits for the Kingdom of God, fruits of love and peace, fruits of joy and forgiveness.