Hebrews 3:15
15 while it is said,
“TODAY IF YOU HEAR HIS VOICE,
DO NOT HARDEN YOUR HEARTS, AS [a]WHEN THEY PROVOKED ME.”
Just recently, while we were in our parish office, our parish priest called me and my wife to his office. Apparently, some of our parishioners wrote to the Bishop directly complaining about the quality and content of his sermons. One of them touched about being on time for mass and dressing up appropriately.
While he was talking, I know in my heart those who complained were not from our community. A lot of our teachings are direct and tough, all of these in the spirit of molding us to have the heart of Jesus. Do we really just want to hear what we want to hear? Or do we really want to hear the voice of Jesus no matter how hard the message is? Does Jesus speak only through eloquent speakers or does He speak even through the most boring speaker?
In Talk 1 of CFC’s Christian Life Program, there’s a part in the end that goes like this:
“ When Jesus spoke to his disciples, some were turned off (Jn 6:60). They could not
accept the truths Jesus revealed to them and they left (Jn 6:66). Jesus turned to the other
disciples and asked if they were going to leave too. They stayed.”
I hope that just like Simon Peter you will say: “Lord, to whom shall we go? You
have the words of eternal life” (Jn 6:68).
AMDG.
Tito Gee