Daily Word - October, 24th 2020

Lc 13, 1-9

1There were some present at that very time who told him of the Galileans whose blood Pilate had mingled with their sacrifices. 2And he answered them, "Do you think that these Galileans were worse sinners than all the other Galileans, because they suffered thus? 3I tell you, No; but unless you repent you will all likewise perish. 4Or those eighteen upon whom the tower in Silo'am fell and killed them, do you think that they were worse offenders than all the others who dwelt in Jerusalem? 5I tell you, No; but unless you repent you will all likewise perish." 6And he told this parable: "A man had a fig tree planted in his vineyard; and he came seeking fruit on it and found none. 7And he said to the vinedresser, `Lo, these three years I have come seeking fruit on this fig tree, and I find none. Cut it down; why should it use up the ground?' 8And he answered him, `Let it alone, sir, this year also, till I dig about it and put on manure. 9And if it bears fruit next year, well and good; but if not, you can cut it down.'"

What touched my Soul:

Often Jesus words are challlenging.

Today He challenges us through a clear instruction but also show us Hos love for us in a beautiful but not easy parable.

In today's reading we can take away two diferent lessons:

We learn that we necessarly need to repent. ".. Repent or you will likewise perish".

The second lesson is a promise. A promise that Jesus will always be by our side. Jesus will always protect us, love us, defend us.

How come its a promise, you may think. In the fig tree parable God The Father is represented by the owner of the vineyard, Jesus is represented by the vinedresser. Jesus, God and men, know better than anyone our fragilities and our faults. He will always be on our side and take care of us forgiving our sins. So we just need to repent and He will jelp us raise again from sin and give us another chance.