00:28Taking advantage of the topic of food
00:29And after festive banquets, Luke now presents the theme of fasting.
00:35John, the austere prophet of the desert, fasts and that is what he has taught his disciples.
00:43The Pharisee groups do the same, but the people who follow Jesus live in an atmosphere of continuous celebration.
00:51That is something incomprehensible to them.
00:54Why don't they fast?
00:57But Jesus thinks there are so many reasons to celebrate, rejoice and have a party that he sees no reason to fast.
01:06Life is a party, not a funeral.
01:10Why would someone who celebrates the gift of life and conversion have to live subjected to fasting?
01:18Jesus believes that there are good things that the Jews have inherited from the faith of their ancestors.
01:26But the new wine that Jesus brings must be put into new wineskins.
01:32One cannot be so foolish as to tear a new dress to patch an old one.
01:38In the next scene, the Pharisees reappear.
01:43The disciples went through some grain fields, picking heads of grain and threshing them; they ate them.
01:52something that was forbidden to do on Saturday, since they cannot walk more than certain distances and they cannot be blinded either.
02:01Jesus uses a passage from the Old Testament to justify that in case of need of food it is right to eat.
02:11by any means
02:13and concludes by saying that he, as the eschatological son of man, is master of the Sabbath.
02:20Jesus, without doing anything or saying a word, except to ask the man with the withered hand to extend his hand
02:29And so he was healed. He explained to the scribes and Pharisees that on the Sabbath a life should be saved and that the Lord should be called to mercy.
02:39the good,
02:40rather than lose it and do harm to others.
02:45Luke has reserved until this moment the selection of the twelve from among the disciples who followed Jesus,
02:52Thus the evangelist makes a clear distinction, something that we sometimes fail to do.
03:00among the disciples in an unspecified number and the twelve of whom are given their names.
03:08But before making this choice, Jesus spent the night on a mountain praying before God.
03:17It is no coincidence that Luke left the selection of the twelve for the present moment,
03:23Shortly before presenting what we call the Sermon on the Plain,
03:29in contrast to Matthew's Sermon on the Mount,
03:34in which the beatitudes stand out perfectly.
03:39Luke clarifies the picture for us by distinguishing between the twelve who come down with Jesus,
03:46Jesus' disciples and the crowds that follow him in a more or less sporadic way.
03:54These followers come from all over and seek him out to hear him speak and to find health from some ailment or
04:03possession,
04:04and they all achieved health and well-being.
04:08The author also clarifies that the spirit that pervades Jesus springs from within him like a force that
04:17Heal those who need it.
04:19The Lucan beatitudes are much more uncomfortable than the spiritualized beatitudes of Matthew,
04:28because Lucas doesn't add anything to his descriptions,
04:33by simply contrasting the poor and the rich, the hungry and the satiated, those who weep and those who laugh,
04:42Because being poor is not the same as being poor in spirit, nor is being hungry the same as being hungry and thirsty for justice.
04:49These are the changes that Matthew adds and that Luke avoids,
04:54This leads us to think that Luke's style is more closely aligned with his presentation of the Beatitudes.
05:03Source Q.
05:04Jesus affirms that those who have nothing, the poor, are owners or possessors of the kingdom of God that Jesus
05:13himself announces.
05:15Both Matthew and Luke have inserted in this section a beatitude declared for the disciples and followers of Jesus
05:25who suffer persecution because whatever they lose in this world, they will recover many times over in the next life.
05:35But brothers, so that there may be no doubt about the power of the Beatitudes,
05:40Luke has inserted three woes that oppose them.
05:45The fate of the rich, the gluttonous, the laughers, and those loved by all
05:53and who live with indifference towards those who lack or suffer.
05:58A very unpleasant fate awaits them.
06:03That is why Lucas continues his speech expanding on this topic.
06:08Jesus invites us to perfection in our actions by asking us to love our enemies.
06:15that we do good to all who hate us,
06:19to bless those who curse us
06:22and to pray for those who slander us,
06:25That is, a series of actions that are bad and detrimental to us.
06:32Jesus asks us to respond by doing the opposite action in favor of those who wish us harm or do harm.
06:41Moreover, it asks us to add a generous disposition to those bad actions.
06:51to do more than what is imposed on us and thus remove the negative value of those demands.
07:00By doing this, we are making our own the blessing over persecution, contempt, and hatred.
07:10The capacity to renounce or disregard one's own possessions in favor of the values of the kingdom
07:18It requires us not only to lend to those who ask us,
07:22but to give to everyone who asks us for something or to allow,
07:28For whoever takes something of ours, keep it.
07:32The Christian is called by Jesus to act in an exceptional way,
07:37to be magnanimous, to be generous without measure,
07:42because the kingdom of God is a gift earned through hard work and dedication,
07:50not something we deserve through our own merit.
07:53While the Jesus of Matthew invited us to be perfect in the image of the Father,
08:00Luke invites us to be merciful,
08:04because moral perfection put into practice consists in exercising mercy towards everyone,
08:12Because a Christian cannot judge or condemn, but only forgive.
08:19And at the final hour, our reward will be the surplus of what we have given to the brothers.
08:27Jesus invites his disciples to persevere until they see clearly by following him.
08:35the one and only true master.
08:38Then they will be able to be like their teacher.
08:42On the other hand, making progress in the teachings of Jesus cannot be considered a great personal triumph.
08:51and consider the brother's achievements as insignificant or small.
08:58Everything Jesus asks of his disciples is meant to be put into practice.
09:04and not just to wait for others to do it.
09:07That is why Jesus asks them to bear fruit, and that their fruit be good.
09:14as befits a good tree.
09:17Goodness resides in the heart,
09:20Similarly, evil,
09:22so that each person acts according to the things they consider valuable and important,
09:30And that's why he gives them his time, effort, and dedication.
09:35But brothers and sisters, what could be more important than attaining the eternal life that Jesus offers?
09:44Therefore, it is not enough to listen to their invitation and beautiful speeches,
09:50We must put into practice everything it teaches us.
09:55To achieve this arrangement,
09:57Jesus compares the attitude of someone who only listens to him,
10:01but he doesn't do what he asks.
10:04In contrast to someone who, in addition to listening to the teacher,
10:09He does whatever he asks.
10:12The fate of these men in the end times
10:15It is illustrated by the construction of a house.
10:19It is possible to build a house on rock,
10:22with foundations and firmly established.
10:26Or on the contrary,
10:28It is possible to build on sand,
10:30effortlessly,
10:32struggles and work.
10:34But the fate of both buildings is different.
10:38For the one who built his house,
10:41his life,
10:42on rock,
10:43The destination is prosperity and well-being.
10:47But for the one who built his life on sand,
10:51the blows of life
10:52They bring destruction and death.
10:56Therefore, brothers,
10:57It is not enough to listen to Jesus.
10:59We have to do what he asks of us,
11:02because only in him is there life.
11:04And only he possesses words that communicate eternal life.
