Kag nagsiling pa gid si Jesus, "Nagasiling ako sa inyo: wala sing propeta nga ginakilala sa iya kaugalingon nga banwa!
Pamatii ninyo ako: matuod gid nga madamo ang mga babayi nga balo sa Israel sang panahon ni Elias, sang wala gid mag-ulan sa sulod sang tatlo ka tuig kag anom ka bulan kag may daku nga tiggulotom sa bug-os nga duta, pero si Elias wala ginpadala sa bisan sin-o sa ila, kundi sa babayi nga balo sa Sarepta didto sa Sidon.
Kag may madamo nga mga aruon sa Israel sang panahon ni Eliseo nga propeta, pero wala gid sing isa sa ila nga gin-ayo, kundi si Naaman lang nga taga-Siria."
Ang tanan nga mga tawo sa sinagoga naakig gid sang pagkabati nila sini.
Tumindog sila kag ila ginganoy si Jesus pa gwa sa banwa, kag gindala nila sia sa ibabaw sang bakulod sa diin ang ila banwa napasad, agod ila sia itiklod sa pil-as.
Pero si Jesus nag-agi sa tunga nila,kag naglakat.
Prayer:
"Lord Jesus, teach me to love your ways that I may be quick to renounce
sin and wilfulness in my life. Make me whole and clean again that I may I
delight to do your will."
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Reflections of the Daily Gospel:
Do you want to be made clean and whole, free from sin, pride, and a willful heart that refuses God's grace and instruction? God makes us a new creation in Christ (2 Corinthians 5:17), but sinful pride, indifference, and unbelief can block that transformation from taking full effect in us. God repeatedly sent his prophets to the chosen people of Israel to shake from them their indifference and unbelief, but their ears grew dull of hearing. They forgot to ask for healing and pardon. We all stand in need of God's grace and help every day and every moment of our lives. Scripture tells us that "the steadfast love of the Lord never ceases, his mercies never come to an end; they are new every morning" (Lamentations 3:22-23). God gives grace to the humble who seek him with sincerity, with expectant faith, and with a repentant heart that wants to be made whole and clean again. When Naaman, a non-Jew went to Jerusalem to seek a cure for his leprosy, the prophet Elisha instructed him to bathe seven times in the Jordan river. He humbly followed the prophet's instructions and was immediately restored in body and spirit.
When Jesus proclaimed the good news of God's kingdom to his own people, he did not hesitate to confront them with their sin of indifference and unbelief. He startled his listeners in the synagogue at Nazareth with a seeming rebuke that no prophet or servant of God can receive honor among his own people. He then angered them when he complimented the Gentiles who seemed to have shown more faith in God than the "chosen ones" of Israel. The Jews regarded the unbelieving Gentiles as "fuel for the fires of hell." Jesus' praise for "outsiders" offended the ears of his own people because they were blind-sighted to God's mercy and plan of redemption for all nations. The word of warning and judgment spoken by Jesus was met with hostility by his own people. They forcibly threw him out of the town and would have done him harm had he not stopped them.
The Lord Jesus offers healing and pardon to all who humbly ask for his mercy and help. He will set us free from every sinful habit and every harmful way of relating to our neighbor, if we allow him to cleanse and heal us. If we want to walk in freedom and grow in love and holiness, then we must humbly renounce our sinful ways and submit to Christ's instruction and healing for our lives. Scripture tells us that the Lord disciplines us for our good that we may share his holiness (Hebrews 12:10). Do you want the Lord Jesus to set you free from every sinful pattern and to make you whole and well again? Ask him to show you the way to walk in his love and truth.
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