they repented

First Reading: Psalm: Gospel: Jonah 3:1-10 Psalm 51:3-4, 12-13, 18-19 Luke 11:29-32

Luke 11:32 The men of Nin'eveh will arise at the judgment with this generation and condemn it; for they repented at the preaching of Jonah, and behold, something greater than Jonah is here.

I think that we have a very human tendency to define right and wrong in such a way that we always rationalize ourselves to be on the side of right. But, that does us little good because unless we repent we are on the side of wrong. Being on the side of right means acknowledging our sin and then repenting from it.
The people of Nin'eveh will arise and condemn those who think they are righteous because they have the revelation of God and think they have God's hand upon them. This presumption will lead to the demise of many. We must always have in us a certain humility that allows us to confess our sin and seek God's forgiveness through repentance. To not do that is to declare that we don't need God's mercy, and that is a bad place to be. Even the non-religious will condemn us then

Father, hep me by your Holy Spirit to never presume to have a lock on your favor, but to always seek it through humble repentance.

Amen