The Testing by Fire

Monday, 8th week in Ordinary Time

28th May, 2018: 1 Pet 1: 3-9; Mk 10: 17-27

We need to prove our mettle, to say literally, we need to prove our metal! We need to prove that we are gold, when it comes to our dedication to the Lord. The days are such that compromises are not only permitted, they have become the order of the day. 

One has to become an expert in compromising one's values, without making major breakages. It is a kind of technique learnt and taught by one generation to the other, how to compromise but still appear not to have broken anything too serious. It is all about the level and limits of compromise today. 

But with Lord this can never be true! Even a minor compromise is a major breakage. There are no speaking of the levels and limits of breakage... it is all about yes or no; there or not; whether something is compromised or not. That is why we are to be tested in fire, the fire of daily struggles and unceasing temptations. 

We need to be careful because without our knowledge we would have slid into a situation of compromise. Let us be vigilant, for the devil is prowling round like a roaring lion!