Wednesday 20th week
Year A
First Reading
Judges 9:6-15
Gospel
Matthew 20:1-16a
THEME: SHUN ENVY.
The story in the first reading is
very interesting for it touches what we experience these days in our world.
Your own friend and relation will be pushing, praising, suggesting, persuading
you to climb to a position knowing that that place will not favour you but
he/she will flatter you and when you reach there, you will be disgraced and
he/she will be happy. If you are making me your King in good fate, come and
take shelter under me. If you are sure that this will favour me, why not two of
us try it? Why not accompany me? Why not try it yourself? Sometimes these
things are born out of envy. When the person sees that you are exceling, he/she
will look for a way to pull you down. That is what we experience in this our
world. Do you begrudge my generosity? That was the question the master asked
his labourers at the end of the gospel. You have taken your due and nothing was
taken away from your own, why are you not happy that your friend, neighbour,
relation got the same good thing you have gotten. Shun envy and you shall live
long and happy and at last make heaven. Thanks.
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