Daily Gospel II: Mt. 11: 20-24

Jesus just went at the towns where He was preaching in this Gospel. He even makes Sodom sound better than Capernaum. That would have been a big deal to the Jews, because Sodom was renowned for its evil ways and ultimate destruction. Capernaum was a prosperous fishing town with no real problems...except their ears were not open. They were not the "good ground" on which the Seed fell upon. They had the Lord in their midst and yielded nothing for it, and Jesus accuses them by saying that if Sodom was given the same chance, they would have gotten the message. Kind of reminiscent of Jonah, if you ask me. Jesus' reproach wasn't just to be mean though. Can you imagine how much Jesus' Sacred Heart ached for people to come to Him? If anything, this anger was justified and really a cry of Love. May your hearts be open and willing to accept the word of God!!