Reflection/Homily for Tuesday of the 27th Week in Ordinary Time 10th October 2023
Reflection/Homily for Tuesday of the 27th Week in Ordinary Time 10th October 2023 Jonah 3:1-10. Psalm 130:1-2,3-4,7bc-8. Luke 10:38-42. In the first reading, the people of Nineveh heard God's words as proclaimed by Prophet Jonah. They accepted it, reflected on it, and they had a change of heart and attitude. They repented, and the Lord was merciful to them. "When God saw what they did, how they turned from their evil way, God repented of the evil which he had said he would do to them; and he did not do it" (Jonah 3:10). In today's Gospel, the story of Martha and Mary presents two models of discipleship: of one disciple who "sees and does" and another disciple who "listens and hears." Both models of discipleship are important in our relationship with God. Jesus, in saying that, "One thing is needful. Mary had chosen the good portion, which shall not be taken away from her" (Luke 10:42) is not condemning Martha. One action precedes the oth...