Galatians 1:6-12 / Luke 10:25-37
Everyday we hear a lot of news over the radio, tv and other media.
It is usually about what is going on in the world and how it will be affecting our lives.
Whatever we may think about those news, we may be hoping for some inspiration or something good.
But when we have heard all that news of the day, we may feel that we certainly need a lot of courage to look forward to the next day and live it happily.
But in the 1st reading, St. Paul tells the Galatians (and he is also telling us) that we have already heard the Good News.
It is the Good News of salvation, and it is certainly not a human message but a divine revelation.
But St. Paul was astonished at the promptness that the Galatians have turned away from the Good News that he had preached to them.
They seemed to be listening to another message, maybe a more attractive one that tells them about prosperity and luxury and that life would be easy.
But the truth of the Good News of salvation is about love and mercy that is expressed by the suffering and death of Jesus on the Cross.
The gospel parable of the Good Samaritan is about love and mercy.
God is love and mercy and it is through the Cross that we will experience love and mercy and find salvation.
It may not be an easy message to listen to but that is truly the Good News and we must believe in it. Any other message will leave us empty and going nowhere.