Wednesday, 7th week in Eastertide
16th May, 2018: Acts 20: 28-38; Jn 17: 11b-19
The passages today give us a cue as to how we can discern the right move in the face of differences among us. Be it in a family or in a community of faithful, given the fact that we are thinking individuals, there is bound to arise differences of opinion. As long as they are from the Spirit these differences will only lead to growth and renewal. But we are warned against the differences caused by the ravenous wolves and treacherous beasts.
Ruled by ego and dominated by envy, these differences are aimed at destroying the unity of the people of God. It could be material craving or personal gratification or power politics or ego clashes - all these are from the evil one, the spirit of division and hatred. Let us not immediately seek to find where and in whom we have found these tendencies. The most important question to raise is: do I find any of these tendencies within me!
Ruled by ego and dominated by envy, these differences are aimed at destroying the unity of the people of God. It could be material craving or personal gratification or power politics or ego clashes - all these are from the evil one, the spirit of division and hatred. Let us not immediately seek to find where and in whom we have found these tendencies. The most important question to raise is: do I find any of these tendencies within me!
Let us be certain. What comes from the Spirit unites us, for the Holy Spirit is the Spirit that makes us one! Let us remain in the Spirit and remain united in love above everything else. May we live worthy of the prayer that Jesus made for us: that they may be one!
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