{"id":1927,"date":"2018-12-15T12:19:20","date_gmt":"2018-12-15T11:19:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jp2doc.pl\/en\/?p=1927"},"modified":"2018-12-15T12:19:20","modified_gmt":"2018-12-15T11:19:20","slug":"rejoice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jp2doc.pl\/en\/2018\/12\/15\/rejoice\/","title":{"rendered":"Rejoice!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In the Gospel for <em>Gaudete Sunday<\/em> we hear of the great crowds flocking to the wilderness to listen to the preaching of John the Baptist and be baptized. After John delivers a harsh rebuke the people ask him \u201cwhat then should we do?\u201d(Lk 3:10) John\u2019s response is ultimately about justice \u2013 acting justly in the world. \u201cWhoever has two coats must share with anyone who has none\u201d(Lk 3:11). To the tax collectors and the soldiers he instructs them to only collect the prescribed amount and to be content with the wages they earn (Lk 3:13-14). He does not tell them to completely cease their work, which many saw as oppressive, but rather not to overreach their mandate.<\/p>\n<p>All of this is to prepare the way for the Lord. John reminds us that when the Lord comes he will bring justice. In the following chapter of Luke\u2019s Gospel Jesus announces He has been sent to \u201cbring good news to the poor [\u2026] proclaim release to the captives and recovery of sight to the blind\u201d(Lk 4:18). Jesus tells us the Kingdom of God is a kingdom of justice. When our Lord comes again at the end of time He will usher in a new age of justice and peace. In this season of Advent we are invited to prepare for His Kingdom now, to live in His justice now.<\/p>\n<p>The crowds ask John if he is the Messiah, to which he responds by again pointing to Jesus. With this, John warns us what will happen should we choose to live unjust lives, overreaching our mandate and not sharing the gifts God has entrusted to us. When Jesus comes again he will do so \u201cwith winnowing-fork in His hand, to clear the threshing floor and to gather the wheat into His granary; <em>but the chaff He will burn with unquenchable fire<\/em>\u201d(Lk 3:17).<\/p>\n<p>This is indeed an ominous passage for a Sunday on which Holy Mother Church bids us <em>Gaudete<\/em> \u2013 Rejoice! At the end of time, those who have lived in the God\u2019s justice will have great cause to rejoice, for they will already be living in His kingdom. Let us take the exhortations of the Baptist to heart, for they are indeed Good News for those who hear them and \u201cprepare the way of the Lord\u201d(Lk 3:4).<\/p>\n<p><strong>Kevin Ponte <\/strong>\u2013 St. Joseph Seminary, Edmonton, Alberta<\/p>\n<p><em>Fot. 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