Thursday of the 31st Week of
Ordinary Time - Luke 15:1-10
This Gospel begins with the
Pharisees complaining about Jesus (again). This time they are criticizing Jesus
for welcoming the people that they consider unclean: the sinners. Jesus not
only heals sinners but he also has the audacity to dine with them. Jesus once
again is not behaving properly –at least in the Pharisees’ eyes.
I wonder how the simple act of
Jesus sitting down and sharing a meal with “those unclean people” changed their
hearts and lives. Did they truly feel valued and accepted simply for who they
were? One thing that a friend and I do regularly is to fix breakfast for the
homeless men who live on the shore of Lake Chapala. Not only do we
prepare breakfast for them but we also share breakfast with them. We sit
down and eat and talk with them. It is a simple thing to do, yet, it
makes these men realize that they are important and valuable. This is
something we all need. Little do they realize that they also gift us.
Today Jesus invites us to sit down
and share a meal with Him even though we may not feel we are worthy. How
will you respond today?
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