the second day

"The next day as they were leaving Bethany, Jesus was hungry. Seeing in the distance a fig tree in leaf, he went to find out if it had any fruit. When he reached it, he found nothing but leaves, because it was not the season for figs. Then he said to the tree, 'May no one ever eat fruit from you again.' And his disciples heard him say it.

"On reaching Jerusalem, Jesus entered the temple courts and began driving out those who were buying and selling there. He overturned the tables of the money changers and the benches of those selling doves, and would not allow anyone to carry merchandise through the temple courts. And as he taught them, he said, 'Is it not written: ‘My house will be called a house of prayer for all nations'? But you have made it ‘a den of robbers.’

"The chief priests and the teachers of the law heard this and began looking for a way to kill him, for they feared him, because the whole crowd was amazed at his teaching. When evening came, Jesus and his disciples went out of the city."

As we continue to trace the footsteps of Christ during this Holy Week, let us reflect on the magnanimous build up to the triumphant day of Easter. Let our faith in Christ never be like the barren fig tree. We are easily susceptible to spiritual bareness throughout Lent because the journey is hard. It is all to easy to give up and fail to produce any fruit for the sake of egos and worldly convenience. We must continue to push through and strive to empty ourselves to make room for Christ and the life-restoring power of Easter. 

BE FRUITFUL.

 

THINK FIG.