6th Sunday - C
Luke 6:17, 20-26
A Large Number of People Came to Listen to Jesus
The message of Jesus is by no means easy to listen to or to follow. And the list of blessings and woes in Luke 6:20-26 is not something we as humans are comfortable with.
Yet, Luke sets the stage for this lesson from Jesus indicating that "a large number of the people from all Judea and Jerusalem and the coastal region of Tyre and Sidon" has come to listen to him. This statement shows the mixed audience of Jews (from Judea and Jerusalem) and gentiles (from Tyre and Sidon).
This crowd of people from mixed religious and ethnic backgrounds, with contradictory moral values, have all come to listen to Jesus. There is something appealing and universal in his message and from him as the teacher.
Do we still have the same appreciation for Jesus and his message?
Are we, as followers of Jesus, attracting people to His Gospel of love in our message and our life?
"The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us, and we saw his glory, the glory as of the Father's only Son, full of grace and truth." (John 1:14)
This blog intends to provide readers an opportunity to be nourished by the Word of God. It invites readers to read, reflect and pray the Gospel passage that they will hear during the upcoming Sunday's Liturgy. With the commentaries provided, readers have the possibility of studying and meditating on the Word. Finally, readers are invited to share their reflections, thus creating an on-line lectio divina/faith sharing group, and so sustaining each other in the faith and the love for God's Word.
About Me
- Fr. Dominic Danh Tran, SDB
- I am a Salesian of Don Bosco
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