“While still more people gathered in the crowd, Jesus said to them, "This generation is an evil generation; it seeks a sign, but no sign will be given it, except the sign of Jonah. Just as Jonah became a sign to the Ninevites, so will the Son of Man be to this generation. At the judgment the queen of the south will rise with the men of this generation and she will condemn them, because she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon, and there is something greater than Solomon here. At the judgment the men of Nineveh will arise with this generation and condemn it, because at the preaching of Jonah they repented, and there is something greater than Jonah here." -Luke 11:29-32
Jesus calls us to repentance. But true repentance is more than just words, just as professing our faith in Christ is more than words alone. Both require a physical, mental, and spiritual change to take place within us. Christ calls us to repent and give our faith and our will to the Lord. Jesus offers us an ocean of mercy; if only we choose to die to ourselves, He will raise us from the ashes, born anew in Him.
"The sacred heart of Christ is an inexhaustible fountain, and its sole desire is to pour itself out into the hearts of the humble so as to free them and prepare them to lead lives according to his good pleasure." –St. Margaret Mary