Thursday, December 9, 2021

2nd Week of Advent, Friday, 10-12-2021

Isaiah 48:17-19 / Matthew 11:16-19   

We have this tendency to make comments about other people.

Of course we can have our opinions, but when we make comments, we tend to go down on the side of criticism.

But we must also remember that what we do to others will also be done to us.

When we comment about or criticise others, the same will be done unto us.

In the gospel, Jesus made a comment about the people of His generation.

He said that they were like children shouting to each other as they sit in the market place.

Children tease each other in their childish games. 

Adults comment and criticise each other in their opinion games.

But whether as children or adults, we need to mature and grow in our relationships with each other.

In the 1st reading, the Lord says this: I, the Lord, your God, teach you what is good for you. I lead you in the way that you must go.

The way of the Lord is the way of love and forgiveness.

Let us go the way of the Lord, as there is no other better way to go.