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Luke 10: 13-16

 Repent!

¹³ “Woe to you, Chorazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida! For if the miracles that were performed in you had been performed in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago, sitting in sackcloth and ashes. ¹⁴ But it will be more bearable for Tyre and Sidon at the judgment than for you. ¹⁵ And you, Capernaum, will you be lifted to the heavens? No, you will go down to Hades.¹⁶ “Whoever listens to you listens to me; whoever rejects you rejects me; but whoever rejects me rejects him who sent me.”

Jesus speaks harshly and directly to the people of Chorazin, Bethsaida and US!!! How often have we read the Gospels or prayed the Psalms, and yet have not changed our behavior?  How many times have our prayers been answered and yet we have not repented but continue to live a life of indifference or complacency?  Thank God for his patience with us, yes, as Fr. Jost prays, but may we make some moves, take some steps to live what Jesus teaches and what we claim to have accepted.

Bro. Rene

Lord Jesus, thank you for your patience with us. We are so slow—or maybe even unwilling—to believe that your way is the only way to peace and wholeness, both for ourselves and for our world. We’ve heard the Gospel so many times; we are aware of all our blessings, mostly undeserved; we are aware of how you protect us and care for us. Still we dither. Jesus, please give us the grace of actually wanting to follow you. Amen.

 Rev. Herb Yost, C.S.C.