July 09 – Tuesday – Some Marvel, few criticise, and we move on
Fourteenth week in Ordinary Time
Hosea 8: 4-7, 11-13; Matthew 9: 32-38
One event, two reactions.
Some marvelled, some blamed, and Jesus moved on. The crowd's attitude was amazement
and wonder, while the attitude of the Pharisees was malicious hatred. The fact
is, what the eye sees and lips speak depends upon what the heart feels. The crowd
look on Jesus with wonder, they rejoiced at the good works of Jesus. They
celebrated the change in the man from whom the devil was cast out.
The Pharisees were creative in accusing Jesus.
They said Jesus casts out demons by the prince of demons. This is an illogical
argument. If Jesus controls the prince of demons, is he the king of demons?
Pharisees choose not to praise Jesus for his good deeds and accuse him of
having a hidden agenda. They consciously attempt to destroy his image among the
people. They were driven by jealousy, fear, pride and prejudice.
Jesus’ response:
Whatever, praise, wonder or criticism, Jesus moved on with his mission of teaching,
healing and building human communities. Jesus did not stop to respond either to
the crowd nor to the pharisees. Jesus moved on and so, continues to move the
world. In our life not everyone responds
in the same way to us. Some respond, some react, and some go silent. If it had
happened to Jesus, it will surely happen to us as well. Whatever, we need to move
on.
Our Takeaway
1. Fact of life; some marvel, few criticise, and we
need to move on, we have a long way to go and many more to cross over. There is
no need to respond to everyone along the way.
2. Our energy multiplies when used to appreciate and
encourage the goodness in others.
3. Life waits for nobody, life does not wait for
anyone’s approval, no matter what, keep pushing ahead otherwise, the world will
move on, and we will be behind stuck to praises and criticisms. Jesus is the best example for us.
Wilson SVD
Divine Word Missionary
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