WORD 2day: Thursday, 6th week in Ordinary time
February 20, 2020: James 2: 1-9; Mark 8: 27-33
It is natural to like those who like me and hate those who hate me! At times when asked, is that alright, we tend to respond with a, "what's wrong in it?" When we like some one or when we recognise someone because they like me or because they appreciate me, I recognise and accept them for the gain that I have, instead of the person that they are.
It is a materialistic attitude to look at a person in terms of what I will gain out of that person. When this logic is in place, our relationships become calculative, insincere, exploitative and guided by hidden agenda.
Just because Peter praised Jesus, Jesus did not spare him when he was wrong. Just because the people did not understand him, Jesus did not denounce the people outright. Just because someone is favourable to me, I cannot justify him or her for everything. Just because someone is "useless" to me, I cannot treat the person like a trash.
Speaking of a 'use and throw' culture today in the world, both present Holy Father Pope Francis and the emeritus Benedict the XVI, denounce as a 'culture of death' and a robbing of humanity of its true dignity. Living as Christians today, when partiality and privileges seem to be the order of the day, these principles have a great role to play.
Not just today, but every day of our daily life, let St.James' words reecho in our hearts: Brothers and Sisters, show no partiality!
It is a materialistic attitude to look at a person in terms of what I will gain out of that person. When this logic is in place, our relationships become calculative, insincere, exploitative and guided by hidden agenda.
Just because Peter praised Jesus, Jesus did not spare him when he was wrong. Just because the people did not understand him, Jesus did not denounce the people outright. Just because someone is favourable to me, I cannot justify him or her for everything. Just because someone is "useless" to me, I cannot treat the person like a trash.
Speaking of a 'use and throw' culture today in the world, both present Holy Father Pope Francis and the emeritus Benedict the XVI, denounce as a 'culture of death' and a robbing of humanity of its true dignity. Living as Christians today, when partiality and privileges seem to be the order of the day, these principles have a great role to play.
Not just today, but every day of our daily life, let St.James' words reecho in our hearts: Brothers and Sisters, show no partiality!