My dear brothers and sisters in
Christ, St. Paul in the scripture passage for today wants to remind us also,
not only the people of Corinth, about the insignificance of judging others as
Christians (1 Cor 4:4) and the benefit of
being faithful to God as a way of becoming true disciples of Him (1 Cor
4:2).
Dear people of God, Judgment
prevents us from seeing the good that lies beyond appearance. Each one of us
has something good to offer his or her generation. We all have strengths and
opportunities at our disposal for the benefit of ourselves and others. But most
often we tend to look out for what others are doing and criticize. By so doing
we kill their spirit and prevent them from growing and becoming all that God
wants them to be.
However, today's scripture
passage encourages us not to judge people because that is not what we have been
called to do. It's rather to be faithful in doing that which God has entrusted
into our hands, be it talents, proficiency at workplace or eloquence in
preaching his message of salvation.
Remember, God will judge all
that we are doing one day so let us spend the rest of our lives helping one
another become the best version of him or herself. We are to focus on the
strengths and opportunities of others and less attention on their weaknesses
and threats knowing that we too are weak in one way or the other. We should
always remember that true judgment only comes from God. God bless you all.
Amen.
Reflection on 1 Corinthians
4:1-5 by Fr. Godfred Koranteng, SVD.
(Listen to the Podcast here)
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