Thursday of week 28 in Ordinary Time
Gospel – Luke 11:47-54
Jesus is referring to all the prophets who were silenced in the history of Israel. That reference also touches each of us who read the Word of God and not act accordingly. The inspirations and the call for conversion which the Word of God puts before us are to be taken seriously. Our indifference to the Word of God is our way of silencing the Word of God. We appreciate the message of Gospel, we love to read it, we love to listen to it, but we are not ready to act accordingly. This is where the prophetic voice is silenced. This is when we are not using the key of knowledge to enter the Kingdom of God and even we prevent others from entering it by our life. Let’s think, am I acting accordingly to the Word of God or am I indifferent to the Word of God?