Luke 13:1-9
Some people told Jesus about the Galileans
whose blood Pilate had mingled with the blood of their sacrifices.
He said to them in reply,
“Do you think that because these Galileans suffered in this way
they were greater sinners than all other Galileans?
By no means!
But I tell you, if you do not repent,
you will all perish as they did!
Or those eighteen people who were killed
when the tower at Siloam fell on them–
do you think they were more guilty
than everyone else who lived in Jerusalem?
By no means!
But I tell you, if you do not repent,
you will all perish as they did!”
And he told them this parable:
“There once was a person who had a fig tree planted in his orchard,
and when he came in search of fruit on it but found none,
he said to the gardener,
‘For three years now I have come in search of fruit on this fig tree
but have found none.
So cut it down.
Why should it exhaust the soil?’
He said to him in reply,
‘Sir, leave it for this year also,
and I shall cultivate the ground around it and fertilize it;
it may bear fruit in the future.
If not you can cut it down.’”
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Lucas 13:1-9
Magsisi o Mapahamak
Sa oras na iyon, naroroon ang ilan na nagsalaysay sa kaniya patungkol sa mga taga-Galilea. Ang dugo nila ay inihalo ni Pilato sa kanilang mga hain. Sa pagsagot ni Jesus, sinabi niya sa kanila: Sa palagay ba ninyo ang mga taga-Galileang ito ang pinakamakasalanan sa lahat ng mga taga-Galilea dahil dinanas nila ang mga bagay na ito? Sinasabi ko sa inyo: Hindi! Malibang magsisi kayo, lahat kayo ay mapapahamak sa ganitong paraan. May labingwalong tao ang nabagsakan ng tore sa Siloe at namatay? Sa palagay ba ninyo ay higit silang may pagkakautang sa Diyos kaysa lahat ng nanirahan sa Jerusalem? Sinasabi ko sa inyo: Hindi! Malibang magsisi kayo, lahat kayo ay mapapahamak sa ganitong paraan.
At sinabi ni Jesus ang talinghagang ito: May isang lalaking nagtanim ng igos sa kaniyang ubasan. Pumunta siya roon at naghanap ng bunga at wala siyang nakita. Sinabi niya sa tagapag-alaga ng ubasan: Narito, tatlong taon na akong pumaparito na naghahanap ng bunga ng puno ng igos na ito at wala akong nakitang bunga. Putulin mo iyan. Bakit sinasayang niya ang lupa?
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Today's Gospel challenges us to ask ourselves if we are bearing the fruits the lord expects of us from the gifts he has entrusted to us. Some of us have extra ordinary talents but most likely they are things like responsibility we have at ...home or at work or in our community. Or the good quality that we have cultivated over the years, such as the ability to listen patiently to other peoples problem.
In the Gospel of Luke, Jesus made the point, that like the owner of the Orchard expects that the Fig tree he has planted and provided care for, will one day bear fruit. So does the Father expect that each of us on whom he has lavished so many gifts will bear abundant fruit for the kingdom of God.
Difficulty and hardship do not mean that God is punishing us for our sin, but then he is providing us with an opportunity for deeper growth. After all, only a mature tree is capable of producing fruit. And maturity is often forged in the soil of suffering.
Consider this incredible prayer that was written by an unknown prisoner on a scrap of wrapping paper in the concentration camp of Ravens Brook. - "O lord, remember not only the men and women of goodwill but also those of ill will. But do not remember the suffering they have inflicted on us, remember the fruits that we have bought, thanks to this suffering- our comradeship, our loyalty, our humility, our courage, our generosity and the greatness of heart which has grown up of all this. And when they come to judgment, let all the fruits that we have bore, be their forgiveness.
-Liza Everett, Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend
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