Sunday of the 32nd Week in Ordinary
Time - Luke 20:27-38
Today a few Sadducees approached
Jesus and inquired: “Master, Moses prescribed that if a man’s brother dies and
leaves a wife no child the brother should marry the widow. By doing this
he would “raise posterity to his brother.” The Sadducees posed
another scenario to Jesus: “There were seven brothers. The oldest brother
married and he died childless. The second brother married his widow, then
the third, et cetera. All seven of the brothers died, leaving the widow
childless. Eventually the widow also died.”
At this point the Sadducees asked
Jesus: “At the resurrection of the dead, whose wife will this woman be?”
Naturally the men were trying to trap Jesus. Jesus realized what
they were doing and looked directly at them and said, “The children of this age
marry and are given in marriage, but those judged worthy of a place in the age
to come and of resurrection from the dead do not. Rather they become like
angels and are no longer liable to death. Jesus then spoke of Moses and
several passages from The Book of Exodus that said the dead will rise
again. However, the Sadducees were determined to establish that their
theological position was the correct one. They were trying to discount Jesus
and his teaching and hoped to make themselves look superior in the eyes of the
people.
On occasion, we likewise go about
as the Sadducees did. Have you ever hoped that somebody you didn't care for would
be humiliated or ruined? I speculate that now and again we have enjoyed these
moments. How frivolous we people can be! However, on occasion, we additionally
likely have been humiliated in an open gathering and we didn't care for what
transpired!
Today be mindful and thoughtful
about your attitudes, words, and actions! Often, “what goes around comes
around.” Strive not to judge anyone today. If we choose to do this, our relationships
will be healthier and we possibly will like ourselves better. “Do not
judge, lest you be judged!”
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