By Antoni BigCuore*
Date: 2020,09,27, Sunday.
São Paulo,Brazil
GOSPEL ACCORDING TO MATTEW,
21, 28 a 32
Gospel according to Matthew,
21: 28-32. Jesus told the disciples this parable: a man had two children.
Addressing the first, he said: "son is going to work in the vineyard
today!". The Son replied: "I don't want to", but then he changed
his mind and went. The other son said the same thing, and he replied that he
was going, but it was NOT. Which of the two did the Father's will ?, asks
Jesus. The high priests and the elders said of the people, they replied:
"The first".
Jesus clashes with them and
says that "prostitutes and tax collectors" will precede them in the
Kingdom of God, since John the Baptist came and announced the Kingdom of God to
them, and they did NOT believe. But prostitutes, tax collectors and pagans,
BELIEVED John and will receive conversion baptism.
We can draw two conclusions
from this text: 1) there are two types of people. Those who hear God's call and
follow him faithfully; others hear the same call, but the vanities, the
passions and the goods of this world, blind them and fail to delve into the
teachings of the Master.
The poor, the marginalized,
generally have an open and sensitive heart and follow faithfully to Jesus.
Others go to church for mere social convention and with interests other than
those of the Gospel.
"Jesus Christ, existing
in a divine condition, did not make being like God a usurpation, but emptied
himself, assuming the condition of a slave and becoming equal to men"
(Phil.2,6)
My brothers and sisters, JESUS
is the model we must follow! The disciple imitates the Master, embodies all
His teachings and puts them into practice. So, we Christians must ACT.
NOBODY LOVES WHAT HE DOESN'T
KNOW. We must first know Jesus and then love Him with all the strength of our
heart, our understanding and our soul!
Let us not forget, as São
Tiago says, "FAITH WITHOUT WORKS, IS DEAD".
A happy and holy Sunday to
all! Grace and peace in your hearts!
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