The tragedy of not communicating what we have seen and Heard

Gospel Thoughts

Advent Season : 3rd Week - Wednesday

GOSPEL Lk 7:18b-23

First Reading Is 45:6c-8, 18, 21c-25

*The tragedy of not communicating what we have seen and Heard*

*Go and tell John what you have seen and heard*

*1) John's Disciples followed the instructions of Jesus*

When John the Baptist sent his disciples to verify about Jesus, He was performing great miracles. 

Jesus said only one thing *"Go and tell John what you have seen and heard*

We are sure that the disciples who went back have communicated the right message to John, which has cleared all His doubts. 

*2) We have a great mission of telling what we have seen and heard*

As the followers of Jesus, everyday we hear great things about Jesus, and we see many miracles performed by Jesus, in our own life and in our surroundings. 

How far are faithful in communicating the genuine message of what we have seen and heard about Jesus.

At times we avoid to communicate what we have seen and what we have heard and we  proclaim things which are not true. They are called gossips. 

At times we have failed to know the seriousness of this mission, which has, curtailed the growth of the Kingdom of God. 

*3) The consequences of failing in this mission*

The Lords command is very clear. *Go and proclaim the Goodnews* 

Many a times the bad news becomes more popular than goodnews. As a result the good news is not communicated. 

One of the reasons why there is lot of wickedness in the world is because, the failure in communicating *what we have heard and what we have seen*

*4) Even during the time of Jesus there were many people who failed in this mission*

There were many people who failed to communicate what they had seen and what they had heard

The chief priests, elders of the people

The Jewish authorities and those people who were in authorities

The scribes and Pharisees

Kings like Herod, and people like Pilot 

Even the disciples of Jesus  - Judas

The ultimate result of failing in communicating what we have seen and heard is the death of Jesus 

The gravity of this failure is great . 

When we fail to communicate what we have seen and heard, which is equal to good news, it gradually dies and  our spiritual life also dies along with it.

So we need to be very careful 

*5) The great mission of the eyes and ears*

The eyes and ears are the greatest gifts of God. These gifts are given for a higher purpose. We need to realise that and we should make use of these God given faculties for a higher mission. 

Some people have wrong eyesight, which does not allow them to see what is good. They always see something bad in everything. This is a problem. 

Some people don't hear good things, but always they pretend that they have heard something, which was nowhere said. This is also a problem. 

*Where do I stand?*

*How do I use my ears and eyes?*

*Think about it*

*Mangalore*