Meditation Minute

My Dearest Brothers and Sisters in Christ:

“To what shall I compare this generation?”

Gospel Reading: Matthew 11:16-19

Jesus said to the crowds: “To what shall I compare this generation? It is like children who sit in marketplaces and call to one another, ‘We played the flute for you, but you did not dance, we sang a dirge but you did not mourn.’ For John came neither eating nor drinking, and they said, ‘He is possessed by a demon.’ The Son of Man came eating and drinking and they said, ‘Look, he is a glutton and a drunkard, a friend of tax collectors and sinners.’ But wisdom is vindicated by her works.”

In today’s gospel reading, the children play out their music, yet this generation sleeps. The people have become indifferent to the message. The music no longer stirs their hearts. “We played the flute for you, but you did not dance, we sang a dirge but you did not mourn.” The people found excuses not to hear the calling of John the Baptist calling him a disciple of Satan and refused to follow Christ because He mingled with sinners. This message is as true today as it was at the time Jesus. Today’s generation has also fallen asleep. We no longer find joy and happiness in the encounter with Christ. During Advent, we are called to be shaken awake, to come alive in dance and to sing out in joy “O Come, Let Us Adore Him”. We are called to acknowledge Christ our savior for He is coming. When the church plays its flute, we should dance in the streets and when the church plays a dirge, we should morn with sadness.

A Simple Prayer

Christ the King – Shake me until I awaken.

May I dance to your words and proclaim you are here.

O Come, Let Us Adore Him.

Yours in Christ

Michael Marcon