Gospel Reflection: Mt 21:28-32

Gospel: Mt 21:28-32
Event: 26th Sunday in Ordinary time (September 25, 2011)

Pericope:
"The tax collectors and the prostitutes are going into the kingdom of God ahead of you... ...and even after you saw it, you did not change your minds and believe him."

Reflection:
Not all sinners will be sinners forever. AS good persons or bad, we may and CAN change. No matter how cruel you are in your previous years, as long as you repent and change yourself for God, then God will forgive you and accept you again. The merits doesn't matter, simple things can be a great achievement. A 5-peso coin from the poor can be greater than a million-dollar donation from a wealthy official.

The problem with us people, is that we are too arrogant with ourselves and what (good) we've already done for the humankind. We pride and compare ourselves to sinners, thinking that we do no harm and that we don't need to ask forgiveness, like the Pharisee and the tax collector. We are too much confident with our status that we ignore our bad habits and our so-called "little" sins and that we close our ears to God.

(i got nine over ten for this)