Wednesday of the Twenty-Second Week in Ordinary Time. Year II. 1 Cor. 3:1-9; Ps.32; Luke 4:38-44
There’s the kind of politicking that could very well be ‘unchristian’. This is because the very idea of politicking often connotes working towards one’s own (usually selfish) goals rather than the common good. When we arrogate powers to one person, or some persons, and become sycophants, singing their praises to the skies, in order to become ‘favourites’, so that we too can gain something, we become as evil as those we praise. This is much worse when it happens in Church. It is what degenerates into cliques – ‘I am for Apollos, I am for Paul’. Is Christ divided?
Friends, St Paul encourages us to remember that the one who does the planting and the one who does the watering should not be tempted to take center stage since only God makes all things grow. Why then do we have Christians today who practically worship some ‘powerful’ man or woman of God? Why do pastors and preachers forget their place and claim the glory that belongs to God alone? If God gives us the privilege to preach the word, heal the sick, and cast out devils, we must be humble enough not to forget our place, and give Him all the glory.
Let us Pray
Father, make me humble in my service of you, that I may realise that I am only an instrument. May your Son Jesus Christ cast out the negative spirits that influence me wrongly, Amen.
Good morning dear. God bless your day ahead.
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