Joel 4:12-21 / Luke 11:27-28
Any wrong-doing will certainly be punished.
There is certainly no doubt about that, even if the punishment does not come immediately.
So the truth is that any wrong-doing is not worth it.
Not only will there be an impending punishment, there will also be no peace of heart.
In the 1st reading, the wicked and the evil-doers face their judgement for the wrong they have done.
As for God’s people, they repented their sins and received restoration and salvation from God.
But the folly of humanity is like a vicious circle of sin, punishment and salvation.
In the gospel, Jesus says that happy are those who hear the Word of God and keep it.
May we keep the Word of God in our hearts, so that we can break that vicious cycle of sin.
And may the Word of God bring about peace and love in our hearts.