Luke7

Luke7:24 After John's messengers left, Jesus began to speak to the crowd about John: What did you go out into the desert to see? A reed swayed by the wind?
Luke7:25 If not, what did you go out to see? A man dressed in fine clothes? No, those who wear expensive clothes and indulge in luxury are in palaces.
Luke7:26 But what did you go out to see? A prophet? Yes, I tell you, and more than a prophet.

„What did you go out to see? “ This rhetoric question, asked by Jesus, should have made the people start thinking about themselves. What did they actually go out to see? What did they want to see? What did they expect to see in the desert?
I think sometimes this question is very interesting for us in our daily lives. What do we go into the world to see? What do we go to church to see? What do we go to Freizeit to see?
Do we want spiritual renewal and improvement or do we just want to meet our friends during Freizeit? And as we have already gone there… how do we make use of the time? Do we only pray in general prayer sessions and chat with our friends in our spare time or do we also spend some time for extra prayers (maybe fasting prayer, early-morning prayer or late-evening prayer??)? Do we actually concenctrate and focus during the lessons or prayer?? (Do we at least try hard to do so??)
What is it for… what is our aim or goal in doing this or that??
… We have to think and reflect in order to know and understand God and ourselves better.