The Glory, the Chair and the Good
Saturday, 20th week in Ordinary Time
Ezek 43: 1-7; Mt 23: 1-12
The Glory of the Lord rests on the Temple and the authority of Moses rests with his Chair... Jesus seems to relativise both of these as he instructs his disciples to earn their honour and respect through their actions rather than titles and posts! Names on the plaques, photographs on the flexes, titles on the invitation cards and posts to be attached after names... these are the driving forces that make people do good in today's world. Jesus seems to belittle doing good vis-a-vis the quality of being good!
The difference between doing good and being good is one of quality...the former centers around the result and the latter revolves around the inspiration; the former is conditioned and the latter is unconditional and natural; the former is opportunistic and latter is timeless and priceless!
What is your choice: just to do good and look to reap its fruits; or to be good come what may!
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