DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage
Dear Friend in the Lord,
God’s Expectations: In today’s Gospel of the “fig tree”, Jesus emphasises that when God gives us abundant blessings and gifts, especially the gift of the faith of Eternal Salvation, we are meant to use them for the greater good of all peoples, and for God’s Greater Glory. Are we living God’s expectations in our daily challenges?
Fr Philip Heng, S.J.
Luke 13:6-9
Jesus told this parable, ‘A man had a fig tree planted in his vineyard, and he came looking for fruit on it but found none. He said to the man who looked after the vineyard, “Look here, for three years now I have been coming to look for fruit on this fig tree and finding none. Cut it down: why should it be taking up the ground?”
“Sir,” the man replied, “leave it one more year and give me time to dig round it and manure it: it may bear fruit next year; if not, then you can cut it down.” ’