The gospel passage today underlines Jesus' condition of repentance in order to be qualified to receive all of the graces and benefits that he has to offer us. Good things and bad things happen to people– but those who are in right relation with God – who see themselves in constant need of repentance – who have their priorities in right line – will have nothing to fear. God does not simply punish people randomly in the same way as he would deal with those who truly choose not to be a part of his order of things. Such people should expect for God to deal sternly with them.
In the first reading St Paul tells the Ephesians that being an active and responsible part of the Body of Christ is of the utmost importance – so that the energies of life are directed to building one another up and bringing the mystical Body to full stature. In this way – the divine justice will deal kindly with us and the love of Christ will pervade all so that he will become all in all!
May we today see things more clearly God's way rather than our own unaided human way!
I take no pleasure in the death of the wicked man, says the Lord, but rather in his conversion that he may live.
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