THEN, WHAT DO YOU GO OUT TO SEE?

My dearly beloved, have you noticed that it's only 16 days that are remaining and 2016 will give way to 2017? Interesting! How are you prepared to welcome this new year? Are you still keeping malice? Are you still jealous? What of gossip and slandering? Well, think about these? 😁😁

It was Confucius who once remarked, "When a wise man points at the moon the fool examines the finger". In the gospel  of Luke 7, 24-30, Jesus asked questions like "What do you go out into the wilderness to see?"; "Then, what do you go out to see?"😜

Actually, the people went there to see the prophet John the Baptist. And Jesus tells them that more than just another prophet, John the Baptist is the messenger who was to prepare the way for the Saviour.👍🏻👍🏻
And for those who saw and heard him, people like the tax collectors, acknowledged God's plan. But the Pharisees and others thwarted what God had in mind for them.

Wow.. Are you like the Pharisees who claimed to be holier than everyone else? Have you seen yourself as a sinner too or it's only others who are sinners while you're a saint? Are you busy thinking and being interested in other people's lives at the expense of your own? 😁😁😁😁😁😁

My dear friend(s), you're not better than the Pharisees. What do you go out into the church to see? The season of Advent is filled with signs and symbols, and all these point to something that is approaching, a reality that we are waiting for, and preparing the way for us.

Let your heart(s) be clean, not your garment. I hope I have reminded you of what you knew already. May this day be good for you. Amen🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻

Correct others in Charity. You're not God. 😘😘

Good morning!
Rabbi