Apocalypse 3:1-6, 14-22 / Luke 19:1-10
We have just heard the readings from the Holy Scriptures.
Yes we have heard but have we listened to anything?
In order to listen, we need to be silent, so that we will hear the "voice" of the Word of God.
In the 1st reading, there was an emphasis on the importance of listening, and twice it was mentioned.
At the end of the message to the church in Sardis, it says: If anyone has ears to hear, let him listen to what the Spirit is saying to the churches.
At the end of the message to the church in Laodicea, it says the same thing too.
We heard of the contents of the message to the two churches - "Wake up, revive what little you have left, it is dying fast"; "Since you are only lukewarm, I will spit you out of my mouth".
There is certainly a message for us in the 1st reading and the gospel, but did we listen to it?
In the gospel, Zacchaeus heard Jesus loud and clear: Zacchaeus, come down. Hurry, because I must stay at your house today.
Let us wake up, let us listen, and let us hurry to do what the Lord Jesus is prompting us to do.
Let us pray for ears to hear and to listen, especially when Jesus says it loud and clear.