Reflections
“Whoever listens to you listens to me.”There are harsh consequences when one closes one’s heart and life to God. And closing one’s heart and life to God means rejec- tion of and resisting CHANGE. It is an imperative for the life of one who knows Jesus and who pro- fesses faith in Jesus to transform. This is why knowing Jesus only is not enough and accepting Jesus only also is not enough. It must result to a revolution that leads to authentic, if not dramatic, conversion. One good example can be seen in the life of the saint we celebrate today, St. Francis of Assisi whose life of conversion is much to be admired as a result of knowing Jesus.We too have encountered Jesus and are in fact, encoun- tering Jesus still in many ways. But if that encounter does not move us into becoming the best that we can be as his followers, we are no better than Chorazin, Bethsaida, and Capernaum. But if that encounter inspires us to live better lives, with unwave- ring commitment to Christ like St. Francis, ours will be a great reward on the Day of Judgment.
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