of the earth and the sky, but you don’t understand the present times. And why do you not judge for
yourselves what is fit? When you go with your accuserbefore the court, try to settle the case on the
way, lest he drag you before the judge, and the judge deliver you to the jailer, and the jailer throw
you into prison. I tell you, you will not get out until you have paid the very last penny.”
Reflect:
We are living in a kind of world that was unimaginable a few decades ago, thanks to the radical and
lightningfast developments in science and technology. We have amazing mechanisms to detect
supernovas in outer space and predict the possibility and intensity of many earthly disasters. Yet,
when it comes to living together as peaceful human communities, we fail to learn from our past
mistakes and failures. Even when we know that in war there are no winners, we keep on spending
zillions of dollars on military preparedness, the money that could be used to eradicate hunger from
the world. Further, when it comes to discerning matters of the spirit, we live in denial of the existence
of God or live as if our earthly life would go on forever, failing to store up treasures in heaven. Jesus
calls for better discernment today.
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