Some of them and others

“Jesus was driving out a demon that was mute, and when the demon had gone out, the mute man spoke and the crowds were amazed. Some of them said, ‘By the power of Beelzebul, the prince of demons, he drives out demons.’ Others, to test him, asked him for a sign from heaven.” (LK 11: 14-16)

There are always “some of them” and “others” to contest, refuse, minimize or reject God’s work. Sometimes “some of them” and “others” are inside us, when we use our mistaken patterns of interpretation in our inner dialog to discredit or show in bad light our interlocutor. Our Lord’s universal “sign from heaven” is: “I am gracious and merciful” which in our world could be shown as a respect and gentleness. It always works.

“Even now, says the LORD, return to me with your whole heart, for I am gracious and merciful.”