GOSPEL READING: Mt 21:28-32
The prime duty of John was to bear witness. He bore witness to Jesus saying that Jesus was with God and Jesus was greater than him and John was not worthy even to bend down to untie his shoes. In bearing witness to Jesus, John realizes his own self and his relationship with him. He accepts in reality and in humility that he is only the voice in the wilderness.
Those who believed in the preaching of John and repented form their sinful ways and turned towards God are in the kingdom. It is not the status of the person or the position of the person which is important rather it the repentant heart and the following of God is that which gives entry into the kingdom.
திருமுழுக்கு யோவான் இயேசுவுக்கு சாட்சியாக இருக்கிறார். பிறருக்கு சாட்சியாக இருப்பதென்றால் அது தன்னிலை உணர்தளை வெளிப்படுத்தும் மேலும் யாருக்கு சாட்சியாக இருக்கிறோமோ அவரோடு கொண்டுள்ள உறவையும் வெளிப்படுத்தும்.
