Luke 5: 33-39
The scribes and Pharisees said to Jesus, "The disciples of John the Baptist fast often and offer prayers, and the disciples of the Pharisees do the same; but yours eat and drink." Jesus answered them, "Can you make the wedding guests fast while the bridegroom is with them? But the days will come, and when the bridegroom is taken away from them, then they will fast in those days." And he also told them a parable. "No one tears a piece from a new cloak to patch an old one. Otherwise, he will tear the new and the piece from it will not match the old cloak. Likewise, no one pours new wine into old wineskins. Otherwise, the new wine will burst the skins, and it will be spilled, and the skins will be ruined. Rather, new wine must be poured into fresh wineskins. And no one who has been drinking old wine desires new, for he says, 'The old is good.'"
Dawg's thought:
Today's prayer intention is for an increase in faithful Christians in the secular media and the performing arts, that they may live the Gospel message out with integrity and dignity.
Are you missing the point?
The scribes and the Pharisees are so concerned with being right that they miss the point. Most of us read on and think to ourselves, "Silly Pharisees, tricks are for kids." (Well, maybe that not exactly what you think, but it could be similar) Most of us read today's Gospel without thinking that we are the ones who may be missing the point.
I need to head off to work, but any responses to today's reading and reflection would be greatly appreciated. Take care and God Bless.
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