God calls us to do His will

Ex. 3:1-8.13-15, I Cor. 10.1-6.10-12, Lk 13.1-9. On this Third Sunday of Lent Year C, the Church provides another moment of grace to straighten our journey to answer the call of God. Today's first reading presents us with the call of Moses, when God appeared before him at Mount Horeb, the mountain of God, as he shepherd his flock. The Lord appeared to him as a burning bush that miraculously was not burnt by the fire, revealing to him Who He was. Today God calls us from the world, to be His disciples and followers, servants and friends. God calls us to follow Him just as Moses had been called and led by God to be leader of His people, Israel. We are also called to be free from the chains of slavery that we have suffered all these while.

Every time we disobey God, we sin against Him and this sin keeps us chained to evil desires, greed, pride, ego, jealousy, hatred and all negative things. In the second reading, Paul reminds us of the consequences of deliberately going contrary to God’s will. He traces the wandering of the Israelites in the desert to their sin against God. In today's Gospel, we are reminded to be fruitful and bear good fruits, as the Lord in His parable reminds us that those trees that do not bear fruit ought to be cut down and be destroyed. God gives us another chance in this life, just as the gardener pleaded for the trees, to be given more time to grow, that they may grow in due time and produce fruits. Now, it is up to us, whether we want to be fruitful and bear good fruits or prefer to remain barren or produce bad fruits.

May the Lord continue to guide us through this season of Lent, that we may heed to God’s call and commit ourselves to Him, with our hearts and minds full of faith, love and dedication! Amen!! Good morning and happy Sunday!!!