MONDAY 19TH WEEK IN
ORDINARY TIME YEAR B.
1ST READING: EZEKIEL
1:2-5. 24-28C
GOSPEL: MATTHEW 17:22-27
THEME: MAINTAIN YOUR DIGNITY.
Sometimes we fight over our
rights and at the end loose that right entirely. It is better to maintain our
dignity than to stupidly fight over our rights. A man was on the high way with
his motorcycle, he was on his right. Suddenly a car that wanted to overtake
another car started taking or following or plying the man’s right and the man
insisted that he will not run. The car hit him. As he was being taken to the
hospital, he was busy shouting, I was on my right! That was no more counting
that time for he was the one suffering it. After two days, he died. It is not
that we should keep quiet when our right is being played upon but if the
approach will not yield positive result, we should redress.
In the first reading in order for
God to maintain his glory, he showed his glory to Ezekiel in a way that was
very complicated. When Ezekiel saw it, he fell on the ground because it was
much for him. We are expected to have some reservations for ourselves. We are
not to be open to the extent that we cannot hold water, control ourselves
again. Surprise people from time to time with positive things. When one
provokes you in your own right, try not to act in an outrageous manner. Just
give the person a serious surprise like one of my school mates did one day. We
were in the refectory in the morning for breakfast. His classmate consciously
poured him dirty water to know what he will do. To our utmost surprise, he just
laughed and kept quit. Another of his classmate met him and asked him, are you
keeping quiet? He told him, if I make noise or fight with him, will it change
anything? He said that that was just the end of the whole thing. In the
afternoon, that his classmate bought a bottle of drink to beg him and that
ended the whole thing. Had it been they fought, their dignities would have gone
but they maintained their dignities especially the victim.
In the gospel, if Peter were told
beforehand that Jesus will pay the tax, he would not have believed it. It was
Jesus’ right not to pay but in order not to cause trouble that will reduce his
dignity, he sent Peter to go and pay the tax. In order to avoid quarrels,
fights, hatred and so on, learn how to swallow some certain things. Obu
ka ahuchatacha mere mgbo jiri tuo enwe n’ isi. That will give you more
respect and it will add feathers to your cap of dignity. Thanks.
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