12th Sunday in Ordinary Time Year
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FIRST READING
Jeremiah 20:10—13
Jeremiah 20:10—13
SECOND READING
Romans 5:12—15
Romans 5:12—15
GOSPEL
Matthew 10:26—33
Matthew 10:26—33
THEME:
THE VALUES OF OUR BRETHREN ARE IN OUR HANDS.
There
is nothing that pains like betrayal. What happened between Caesar and Brutus is a typical example of what betrayal can do. Caesar on seeing the danger ran
to his one and only friend for refuge and he was the one who first stabbed him
and he shouted et tu Brute even you Brutus! We can again see act of betrayal
in the famous novel of Chinua Achebe Things fall apart. Okonkwo betrayed
Ikemefuna who took him as his father.
In
the first reading, Jeremiah thought his friends were for him, but they were
busy planning another thing for him. Some whom we trust most are those who betrayal
us. Someone will with all heart, mind, soul and body trust us and we will only
tell the person. Please trust nobody. Jesus in Matthew 5:37 said. Let
your yes be yes and your no be no, anything apart from this comes from the evil
one. If no one can trust us, it means our yes is no more yes and no is
no more no. Some of Christians when they say, RUN! then know that they mean
stop. It was not, it is not and will never be our identity. We are playing with
our values much, especially our brethren’s own. Too Bad. Sometimes I begin to
wonder if it is better to use opposite instead of using this sentence. This thing I am telling you, do not tell any
other person. Because, information that travels fast is the one meant to be
kept secret. When one is asked not to say something, that is the one the person
will like to talk about. Why? Because people do not know or do not understand
again that his brothers, sisters and neighbour's values are in our hands.
Someone who trusted you with everything is the one you are using to gossip. Using
to win favour. Too Bad. See more