A heartfelt reflection on how Jesus redirects our search for answers toward the deeper call to personal repentance and conversion.( 25-10-25)
Praise be to Jesus Christ
A man found an old, cracked mirror in the roof of his house. It was dull and covered with full of dust, but he decided to clean it. Day after day, he kept wiping and polishing it, though the cracks remained. Slowly, he noticed that when light fell on it, the broken glass spread it into small, beautiful patterns across the room. The mirror never became perfect, but it began to shine in its own way.
When I read today’s Gospel, this story of the mirror came to my mind. Some people came to Jesus asking why terrible things happened—why Pilate killed some Galileans, why the tower of Siloam fell and crushed others. They wanted an explanation. Maybe they wanted to know who was at fault. But Jesus didn’t give them the answer they expected. He didn’t explain why bad things happen. He said instead, “Unless you repent, you will all perish as they did.”
It almost feels like He didn’t answer the question. But He did—just not the way they wanted. Jesus knew that we spend too much time looking outside—at others, at events, at tragedies—and too little time looking within. His answer was meant to turn their gaze inward. Not “why did that happen to them?” but “what does this say about me?”
We often ask questions like that when life shakes us: “Why did this happen? Why them? Why now?” Sometimes there is no clear answer. But every tragedy is also a mirror—cracked, perhaps—but one that reflects our need for conversion, for turning back to God.
Jesus’ way of answering teaches something important. Faith doesn’t mean having explanations for everything. It means learning to live with mystery, yet allowing that mystery to change us.
In a family, you might see something similar. A parent may not always explain every pain a child goes through. But through silence, through presence, they guide the child to grow stronger, to learn, to love. God does the same. He may not answer all our “why” questions, but He invites us to see deeper—into our hearts.
The parable that follows, of the fig tree given one more year, is Jesus’ way of saying, “God is patient. He is waiting for your heart to bear fruit.” Every unanswered question is really a gentle knock on the door of the soul: “Come closer. Don’t stay outside the mystery.”
So, perhaps today we don’t need more answers. We need more honesty before God. Like the man with the cracked mirror, we must keep cleaning, keep turning toward the light, until even our brokenness begins to shine.
Lord, teach me to look within, to repent, and to bear fruit in Your love. Amen.
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