Are we still “Church”? Are we still the Church of Jesus or have we been reduced to a civic organization or, worse, a fans club of some sort? Do we see our selves and do we live our lives as Christ sees and lives out the Church as His very own Body? Looking at our individual selves – the living stones of the living Church – is our fidelity to the chosen shepherd of Christ’s flock authentic and actual? Looking at our selves together as Church, can we, as Jesus does in the Gospel today, claim to be the Father’s house or have we turned that same “house” into a marketplace?
At tinitingnan naman ang ating mga sariling pinagbubuklod ng ating pagiging Iglesiya, gaya ni Jesus sa Ebanghelyo ngayong araw na ito, kaya po ba nating sabihing tayo mismo ang tahanan ng Ama o mistula na tayong nilalangaw na palengke? Maaari rin po bang masabi tungkol sa atin ang naalala ng mga alagad ni Jesus tungkol sa Kanyang pag-ibig sa Templo: “Ang aking malasakit sa Iyong bahay ay parang apoy na nag-aalab sa puso ko”? May malasakit po ba talaga tayo hindi lamang sa simbahang gusali kundi sa Iglesiyang buhay na binubuo ng mga taong may pakiramdam?