In today's Gospel, Luke 11: 29-32, Jesus says to the crowd: "This generation is an evil generation; it seeks a sign, but no sign will be given it, except the sign of Jonah," that is, the preaching of Jonah and the subsequent repentance of the Ninevites.
The generation of Jesus' time and our current generation are no different from one another. There is an abundance of evil in both generations. In Jesus' generation, people plotted for Jesus' death and, out of jealousy, murdered him on Calvary between two thieves. In our generation, people also plot to kill others who get in their way. People may be killed because they are about to expose evil or because they are blocking others from fulfilling their lustful desires or from acquiring properties by illegal, unjust schemes.
Where evil abounds, grace abounds as well. Jesus' death and resurrection brought about our redemption and, for that reason, it is possible for evil to be transformed into a good. People committing evil are offered the grace to repent of their wrongdoing. Eyes of men and women in actual or virtual prisons are opened. Hope is restored. Hatred destroyed. Evil does not triumph ultimately!
However, if people do not heed Jesus' call to repentance and, thus, do not follow the example of the Ninevites, they will remain in the pit that Satan sets for those who follow the ways of evil spirits.
Where am I/where are you in this scenario? Are we following good spirit or bad ones? Are we even aware of sin in our lives and our need for Jesus?
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