GOSPEL THOUGHTS
*Ordinary Season : 33rd Week : Thursday*
*Gospel : Lk 19:41-44*
*First Reading : Rv 5:1-10*
*Jesus' Weeping for Jerusalem*
*1) Jesus and Jerusalem*
In the Gospel of the Day, Jesus looks at Jerusalem and weeps for it
He weeps for Jerusalem, because the end and destruction of it is very near
Jerusalem was a place of God's presence. But now Jesus experiences that, the presence of God is not very powerful, because Jews had turned the Jerusalem temple as the business centre
So Jesus feels sorry for Jerusalem and weeps for the same
*2) Major reasons for Jesus' Weeping*
It failed to recognise the divinity of Jesus
It failed to accept, Jesus as the Son of God and Messiah
It failed to realise and to know the ways, which leads to peace and prosperity
It failed to retain the sanctity of the place and its dignity
It failed to maintain the equality among the people
Moreover, business was centred in the name of God and religion in the temple
All these things finally would lead to the destruction of the Temple and Jerusalem. So Jesus wept
*3) Our life is like a Jerusalem*
We are living Jerusalem of our time
Since our life is the temple of the Holy Spirit, it is important realise that we are living Jerusalem of our time
How is the condition of this Jerusalem?
Have I maintained its dignity and sanctity?
*4) Jesus' visit to the Living Jerusalem*
Jesus who was travelling towards Jerusalem, is walking towards this living Jerusalem
What would be the reaction of Jesus, after visiting to my living Jerusalem?
*5) Will Jesus weep or feel happy about the living Jerusalem?*
The same Jesus who travelled to Jerusalem, is coming to my life
So, will He weep by seeing the condition of my living Jerusalem?
Or will He feel happy, because there is acceptance, there is warm welcome and there is hospitality?
What is the condition of my Jerusalem??
*Think about it*
*God bless you and your family. Praying for you and your dear ones*
*Fr Maxim DSouza*
*Jeppu Seminary*
*Mangalore*
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