October 21, 2022
Readings Eph 4:1-6, Lk 12:54-59
Our reflection today will make you want to stone me. But it has to be said…. Jesus can’t stand stupid!!! Yup I said it. Seriously though he can’t stand stupid. Listen to his words in todays gospel: Jesus said to the crowds: ‘When you see a cloud looming up in the west you say at once that rain is coming, and so it does. And when the wind is from the south you say it will be hot, and it is. Hypocrites! You know how to interpret the face of the earth and the sky. How is it you do not know how to interpret these times?
We all go through different stages in our lives but if you can’t read that as we reach our 40s it is time to stop acting like a teenager and get a grip on what is truly important then we gotta put the coffee mug down and smack you at the back of your head so you wake up. Get a grip man!!!
You know I preach to myself first before I ever preach to anyone right? The question goes to all of us, what time is it for you. Obviously Jesus is frustrated with people who cannot see the hand of God in his work but criticize him constantly. But this can be read in so many different ways. Do you see the hand of God in others? Get a grip man. Do you see the hand of God in your life? Duh!! Recognize that you are in the kingdom of God. That means for some of us, our behavior has to change with our age.
Smile
Jesus don’t like stupid.