Haggai 1:1-8 / Luke 9:7-9
In order to have a deeper understanding about our situations in life, there is one thing that is necessary.
And that is we need to take some time to do some observation and reflection.
But it can be rather challenging to do this because there are just too many distractions.
We fill our lives with many things to do and we keep ourselves busy.
And yet we say we don’t have time to rest and reflect upon what we are doing and where we are heading.
Could it be that we are avoiding to do this because we may come to see things we don’t want to see.
In the 1st reading, the people had lost the interest and the urgency in building the Temple.
Instead, they were building their own houses and were more interested in their own comfort and their own plans.
But the Lord tells them this: Reflect carefully how things have gone for you.
You have sown much and harvested little. You eat but never had enough, drink but never have your fill. Put on clothes but do not feel warm.
So if the people feel that there are so many problems in their life, they just need to reflect carefully on how things have gone for them.
In the gospel, Herod was puzzled when he heard about Jesus and was anxious to see Jesus.
But if he only took time to reflect carefully, he would come to know what God is showing and telling him.
May we have time to pray and reflect and God will also tell us what we need to know and show us what we need to see.