The Evil Effects of stubbornness and impenitence

Gospel Thoughts

*Ordinary Season : 28th Week - Wednesday*

*GOSPEL - Lk 11:42-46*

*First Reading - Rom 2:1-11*

*The Evil Effects of stubbornness and impenitence*

*By your stubbornness and impenitent heart, you are storing up wrath for yourself*

*1) Stubbornness and the Impatience*

The first reading of today, from St Paul's Letter to the Romans, mentions about two important evil things in our lives They are *stubbornness and the impatience*

St Paul not only makes a mention of these two evil things in our life, but also the effects of it in our lives. 

In perticular he says How they destroy our life and what would the final result of it 

*2) The result of stubbornness and Impatience*

First of all the reward for these evil things is God's wrath. Wrath is a extreme anger towards someone 

Secondly, because of God's wrath, affliction and distress will come upon them 

Thirdly, they will be deprived of God's grace and mercy and finally they will be considered as evil ones 

*3) The gravity of the Stubbornness and impatience*

The best example is the King Pharaoh who was very stubborn and impatient. 

Because of his stubbornness and impatience the people of Israel had to suffer

Secondly God had to send so many plagues to show Pharaoh who the Lord is? 

Because of one man's stubbornness and impatience many had to suffer and die. That is the effect of stubbornness and impatience

*4) Stubbornness and impatience in our lives*

All of us suffer from these evil things. The gravity may be different but all have some effects of these things in our lives 

So it is our duty to realise its bad effects and to be careful about it. 

Ultimately it all depends on us to how we tackle these things in our life 

*5) In no circumstances they do any good to us*

Stubbornness and impatience will not be of any help to us in any circumstances. 

All those who are victims of these things either they themselves suffer or they destroy their lives 

So they are like a bottle of poison which we carry in our life, it this bottle explodes then our life will be in danger 

So we need to be careful. 

*6) How about my Life?*

Am I stubborn for not so good things in life? 

Am I impatient for every little thing in life? 

How do I see these things in my life? 

Am I able to tackle them in a right way? 

Is some one suffering because of my stubbornness and impatience?

*Think about it*

*God bless you and your family. Praying for you and your dear ones*

*Fr Maxim Dsouza*

*Jeppu Seminary*

*Mangalore*