WOE TO UNBELIEVERS
“But the wrath of God rests upon him.” – John 3:36
She
was a victim of an agency that runs a prostitution syndicate. She
thought she was going to work as a domestic helper in Manila. Trapped in
a whorehouse for almost a year, she was three months pregnant when she
managed to get away from the evil men who guarded her and several other
women. She ended up in a church.
A
nun learned of her story and brought her to a welfare agency. My blood
boiled with rage at the perpetrators when she narrated how she was
recruited in the province and how her poor parents were fooled into
believing that their daughter was headed for greener pastures. I was
outraged at how they threatened to harm her if she didn’t put up with
the work of a prostitute.
It is of people like this that Mark 9:42 rightly says, “It would be better for [them] if a great millstone were hung around [their] necks and... thrown into the sea.”
So much evil is done in this world because there are people who refuse to see the Light.
May our lives combat their darkness as we seek to share Jesus to the world.Cristy Galang (cristy_cc@yahoo.com)
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REFLECTION:
Am I aware of the evil happening in this world? How have I responded?
Help
them, Jesus, help them. We pray for people who have refused to see Your
Light while they still have a chance to turn around. Strike them with the spirit of repentance and save their souls. Amen.
Blessed Luchesio and Buonadonna, pray for us.
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