Whenever we are faced with a problem, we would want to solve it as quickly as we can.
When the problem is with a thing, we can look for help or assistance for solutions.
But when the problem is with a person, then what are the options?
Of course, in a civilized manner, we may want to dialogue with that person and see how to resolve the problem.
But we are impatient, and when the dialogue is getting nowhere, then we may think of other options for a quick solution.
Ever since Cain resorted to violence and took the life of Abel, the shedding of blood has become a recurring solution to an irritating problem.
In the 1st reading, the brothers of Joseph hated him so much that the idea of killing Joseph was considered as a solution.
In the gospel parable, the greedy tenants killed the landowner’s servants and even the landowner’s son.
And when Jesus became too much of a problem for the chief priests and elders, they also decided to get rid of Him by putting Him to death.
Yet, it was by the death of Jesus that God wanted to put an end to the hated, violence and killing.
Jesus shed His blood on the Cross so that He could put an end to bloodshed in humanity.
It is with love and forgiveness that bloodshed can be stopped.
Let us love and forgive others, and in doing so, we unite ourselves with Jesus in bringing peace and reconciliation to the world.