WORD 2day: 2nd Monday in Ordinary time
January 19, 2026 -1 Samuel 15:16-23; Mark 2: 18-22
Saul defends himself today, 'did I not do what the Lord wanted me to? ' Yes, he did. But not the way the Lord wanted it. This is a crucial problem, even with us. Sometimes we think we are doing what the Lord wants us, or we wish to think so, or worse still we try to convince ourselves that we are doing so. The fact is, heart of heart, we know there is something that is not really '...that right!'
Look at Saul in the episode we refer to today - he tried compromising what the people wanted along with what God wanted. To be honest, he knew, or he should clearly have known that he is not doing exactly what God wanted. That was a matter of the heart. It would have been enough for him to sincerely listen to his heart.
Jesus warns us therefore - compromising kills... don't compromise with the old ways and the new, with what God wants and what the world wants! What one builds through small tough steps towards perfection, can be pulled down in one simple compromise.
Yes, let us beware: compromise kills!