Lk 13:1-9
Repent or Perish
13 Now there were some present at that time who told Jesus about the Galileans whose blood Pilate had mixed with their sacrifices. 2 Jesus answered, “Do you think that these Galileans were worse sinners than all the other Galileans because they suffered this way? 3 I tell you, no! But unless you repent, you too will all perish. 4 Or those eighteen who died when the tower in Siloam fell on them—do you think they were more guilty than all the others living in Jerusalem? 5 I tell you, no! But unless you repent, you too will all perish.”
6 Then he told this parable: “A man had a fig tree growing in his vineyard, and he went to look for fruit on it but did not find any. 7 So he said to the man who took care of the vineyard, ‘For three years now I’ve been coming to look for fruit on this fig tree and haven’t found any. Cut it down! Why should it use up the soil?’
8 “‘Sir,’ the man replied, ‘leave it alone for one more year, and I’ll dig around it and fertilize it. 9 If it bears fruit next year, fine! If not, then cut it down.’”
On this vigil of the 30th Sunday in Ordinary Time, we take a look at our accountability. Like the fig tree, we should be bearing fruit at some point, and if not, then it should be cut down so it will no longer use up the soil in which it was planted. We might be given "an extension" but if we don't produce, then down we go. As we watch the leaves fall daily from our trees, we can't help being reminded that we too have a certain time to produce fruit that will last, and if we don't, we have no business using up good soil. Let us take some time today to look honestly at our life and see if we are producing good fruit, or if we need to add a good dose of fertilizer (prayer and good works) to make our life more fruitful.
Bro. Rene
Dear God, help me to bear the fruit I'm capable of, and not hide behind feeble excuses if I'm not living up to my potential. Amen
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