“To what shall I compare the people of this generation?
What are they like?”

luke 7:31

Luke 7:31-35

Reflection

Jesus compares the people of his generation to children in the marketplace who complain about others not dancing or weeping when they played flutes or sang dirges. He also calls out the people who said John the Baptist was possessed and that Jesus is a glutton and drunkard.

The people Jesus was addressing were complaining, even when they had the Messiah with them. They refused to take part in Jesus’ or John’s ministry, instead complaining about both figures, saying one was possessed and another a glutton. They refused to see the truth that was right in front of them.

In many ways, we also complain about what is set before us and want something different. Even with the fullness of truth found in the Catholic Church, we can be blinded by sin and not see all the beauty in front of us. Jesus wants to remove that blindness and bring clarity to our lives.

Instead of complaining about not understanding, we should seek to understand and ask Jesus for the grace to do so. Let us accept Jesus fully and all he has to offer, not complaining about but embracing our faith.

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Saint of the Day

St. Hildegard of Bingen: 1098 – 1179

“There is the music of Heaven in all things.” St. Hildegard