Saturday of week 16 in Ordinary Time
Saturday memorial of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Gospel – Matthew 13:24-30
“Let them both grow till the harvest; and at harvest time I shall say to the reapers: First collect the darnel and tie it in bundles to be burnt, then gather the wheat into my barn”. This shows the mercy of God which allows us to use our freedom which is given by God to make our choices both good and bad. The good choices have good consequences, and the bad choices have bad consequences. But God with His infinite patience, gives us time to repent for our bad choices until the last minute. Actually, God is protecting us from the consequences of our bad choice until the last minute. Maybe we are not seeing the consequences of our bad choices because God is welcoming us to repent. God is letting us to grow more in the grace and in our good choices. God always wants the best in us. But the freedom always gives us the possibility to choose between good and bad. Let’s choose good. If we chose bad, let’s repent. Let’s reflect: How much am I aware about the bad choices I make in my life?
Don Giorgio