WORD 2day

15 June, 2013

Yes and No... it is easy to differentiate them! White and Black it is simple to contrast them! But what about the shades that lie between them; that is where the whole play takes place. And that is exactly against which Jesus speaks today. For sure, no one would say an 'yes' and a 'no' together. But it is quite convenient to say an 'yes' and add a few shades to it; its easier to say a 'no' and add a few other shades to it. Compromise... that is what we are warned against today. Any compromise is a fall already. A fall, known by the name 'fall', is more acceptable than a fall that is justified, or explained away or rationalised... at this stage it becomes a hypocrisy. The quality of not compromising, the decision to stay clear of all hypocrisy is known as INTEGRITY. I am an integral person, when my yes means an yes, and my no means a no! The easiest way to remain integral, is to be moved by the love of Christ - the love of Christ urges us, declares St. Paul! It is that love, out of which the Lord who was innocent and pure, died for me a creature so sullied and small. May that love, the sacrificing love, the unconditional love, urge me to be sincere, truthful, righteous, virtuous, in short, an Integral person!