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Bible reflection (mk-11:12-14,20-26)

Today we have an important passage to meditate upon from st. marks gospel 11:14-14, and20-26.From this passage I would like to pick up two things for our meditation. The first part verses 12-14 we read Jesus curses the fig tree.Jesus saw in the distance fig tree covered with full of leaves, so he went to see if he could find any figs on it. But when he came to it, he found only leaves, because it was not the right time for the figs.Jesus cursed the tree and immediately it withered away. When I read this passage I wonder why lord curses a fig tree though it has not caused any harm to anyone. But the specialty of the fig tree is that fruits come first than the leaves. In this case there were only beautiful leaves with no fruits i.e. the tree was futile. Therefore it was the right time to teach his disciples a lesson of hypocrisy .hypocrisy means concealment of the true character. Hide our own true character. Like the tree we may also flourish externally with our show off deeds and actions but internally we are futile, we are blind. Externally we may look good but internally we posses hatred,jelousy,immorality,filthy,indecent actions, envious which cause harm to our fellobeings.our lives are like the white washed tomb, which is well decorated outside but full of dirtiness inside. So God wants our inner mind, inner heart, inner thought to be clean and tidy.

              Second, verses 20-26 speaks about true faith. To be with the lord and to preach the lord we have to be concealed with the true faith. Faith is the ability to trust. We can do all things in Christ Jesus if we have faith. There may be stumbling blocks or difficulties preventing us to be faithful. No matter what our problem is, do not nurse it, do not curse it, do not rehearse it, just give it to god and have faith in him. Every problem is an opportunity to trust god. Living by faith, today Jesus needs our faith and trust in him.

Bro.Vishal