Wednesday of week 27 in Ordinary Time
Reading: Jonah 4:1-11
The story of Jonah ends not with punishment, but with a revelation of God’s boundless mercy. While Jonah is angry that Nineveh has been spared, God gently teaches him that His concern extends to every creature, even those Jonah deemed unworthy. The image of the withered plant becomes a lesson about divine compassion, how God’s heart beats for all creation, caring for every soul, every city, every lost one. God’s mercy is not selective or calculated; it is deep, patient, and personal. He worries over each of us, not because we deserve it, but because love is His nature. The challenge is to see as God sees, to let our hearts be moved not by resentment or justice alone, but by mercy that restores and saves. Let’s reflect: Do I rejoice in the mercy God shows to others, even those I find difficult to love, or do I still struggle to see with the compassionate eyes of God?
Don Giorgio