Matthew 11:20-24
Then he began to upbraid the cities where most of his mighty works had been done, because they did not repent. “Woe to you, Chora’zin! woe to you, Beth-sa’ida! for if the mighty works done in you had been done in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago in sackcloth and ashes. But I tell you, it shall be more tolerable on the day of judgment for Tyre and Sidon than for you. And you, Caper’na-um, will you be exalted to heaven? You shall be brought down to Hades. For if the mighty works done in you had been done in Sodom, it would have remained until this day. But I tell you that it shall be more tolerable on the day of judgment for the land of Sodom than for you.”
Homily:
I wonder how Jesus feels in our times.
In a world of untold ease, we still bring a lot of struggle into our lives.
In a world of accessible knowledge, we still wallow in ignorance.
In a world of alternatives, we stick to the slippery slope of sin.
In a world with an ever-presence of God’s love, we actively discriminate.
Lord, please have mercy, for your children lack an understanding of the full consequences of their actions.