Lk 10:13-16
Blindness
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.”
As we celebrate the Memorial of St. Francis of Assisi we reflect on a man who was at one time blinded by the attractions of the world, but who gradually saw the futility of it all, turned from his worldly ways and 800 years later still has a profound influence on the way we treat creation. He opens our eyes to see its beauty and its reflection of the loving care of God for us. Above all, he opens our eyes to the Wonder of Wonders, Jesus Christ! Having been in Assisi again this past June, there's no mistaking his on-going presence and influence on people, Blessed Carlo Acutis, being one of them. Carlo, a 15 year old boy died quickly of an fast moving version of leukemia, but in his short life, practiced what St. Francis preached. If a teenager can do it, so can we.
Bro. Rene
St. Francis and Blessed Carlo, pray for us that we may do all we can to follow Jesus and lead others to him. Amen
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