The disciples of John approached Jesus and said,
“Why do we and the Pharisees fast much, but your disciples do not fast?”Jesus
answered them, “Can the wedding guests mourn as long as the bridegroom is with them?
The days will come when the bridegroom is taken away from them, and then they will fast.”
Tinanong ng mga Alagad ni Juan si Jesus Patungkol sa Pag-aayuno
Mateo 9:14-15
Nang magkagayon, lumapit sa kaniya ang mga alagad ni Juan na nagsasabi: Bakit kami at ang mga Fariseo ay madalas mag-ayuno ngunit ang iyong mga alagad ay hindi nag-aayuno?
Sinabi ni Jesus sa kanila: Maaari bang mamighati ang mga abay sa kasalan habang kasama nila ang lalaking ikakasal? Darating ang mga araw na ang lalaking ikakasal ay aalisin sa kanila. Kung magkagayon, mag-aayuno na sila.
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This conviction about God’s pure grace and unmerited love makes Jesus compare the reign of God to a wedding banquet. He is the bridegroom and his followers are the guests at the wedding feast. In the wedding there is joy and communion, satisfaction of body and spirit. It would be an insult (to God who prepared the banquet) or an indication that they did not approve of the wedding if they refused to attend the wedding (that is, if they fasted).
In Isaiah 58, the Lord said,
This, rather, is the fasting that I wish:
releasing those bound unjustly,
untying the thongs of the yoke;
Setting free the oppressed,
breaking every yoke;
Sharing your bread with the hungry,
sheltering the oppressed and the homeless;
Clothing the naked when you see them,
and not turning your back on your own.
Then your light shall break forth like the dawn, and your wound shall quickly be healed;
Your vindication shall go before you,
and the glory of the LORD shall be your rear guard. Then you shall call, and the LORD will answer, you shall cry for help, and he will say: Here I am!
What's more important with our God is the sincerity of our hearts and not devotion without transformation. Much worst is devotion with wicked intention.
God bless us all forever.
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