Wisdom and Foolishness
Friday, 21st week in Ordinary Time
1 Cor 1: 17-25; Mt 25: 1-13
The world today has its own definition of wisdom and foolishness, success and failure... everything, to put it simply, calculated in terms of benefits and gains in comparison to the effort and investment. Convenience and comfort seem unfailing criteria of choice. But can these be Christian parameters?
The Christian paradigm, as Paul says is the Cross and the hope that it projects. However hard we may try, no other paradigm can make sense of this. The sacrifices we make and the selfless goodwill we have towards others are true Christian parameters of righteousness. Being good and doing good without expecting anything in return or without looking for its credits, is the cross we are called to embrace if we wish to belong to the Bridegroom!
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