Oneness, difference and peace!

THE WORD AND THE SAINT

Saturday, September 21, 2019

Remembering St. Matthew, the Apostle. 

UNITED NATIONS' WORLD DAY OF PEACE

Ephesians 4:1-7,11-13; Matthew 9:9-13

One body, one Spirit, one hope, one Lord, one faith, one Baptism, one God the Father and Mother of us all: the basis of the Community that God wants to create of us all. Just contrast this with some madness that is going on today, especially if you are in India... one nation, one language, one public distribution system, all measuring up to one culture and one religion! Are these both the same? 

Certainly and fortunately, No. The former is a celebration of differences in living hospitality while the latter is an attempt to do away with it in an arrogant naivety. Now returning to the Word and reflecting on the reality of the Church, the One people of God... 

Do not ever be scandalised if I dare say, Church is not the be-all and end-all of Christian faith. The Church is only an intermediate arrangement for us to walk the path towards that Unity that Christ has invited us to - the eternal Peace that he promises - a peace not like the one that the world offers, a peace that comes from one heart and one mind, one spirit and one humanity - the peace and unity of the Reign of God! 

The Apostles form the pillars to this, as they were the one's who lived close to the principle originator of this Reign. If only we have the readiness and the docility that Matthew had, 'to rise and follow' when God calls, into the vicissitudes of life, fixing our gaze on the Lord who leads, we will all be like the apostles, torchbearers of the Reign of God. 

Peace be with you!