God has come to our world, and as everything changes as a result, we must change ourselves, too.
In the 2nd reading, a passage that at first I thought seemed rather puzzling, St. Paul writes that those engaged in certain activities should act as if they do them no longer. It's not that St. Paul says the things we're doing are bad per se, but that the end of the world calls us to stop and really think about the way we live our lives, with the goal of changing how we live to be ready for God to be All in All.
The Gospel and First Reading speak to the important change that must take place in our lives in repentance. Jonah tells the Ninevites that God's wrath is on its way, so they must repent. Jesus says the Kingdom of God is at hand, in Him, the One who brings fulfillment to the relationship God has had with His people throughout the centuries before. So we must repent, turning our lives to embrace Him more fully. This is exactly what the disciples do when Jesus calls them.
This Sunday also marks the Feast of the Conversion of St. Paul, one who powerfully exemplifies repentance, as he turned from being against Jesus to proclaiming Him boldly. It marks the end of the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity, which calls us to turn from our separate ways to embrace our oneness as God's Church.
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