TUESDAY 16TH WEEK IN ORDINARY
TIME
Micah 7:14-15,18-20, Matthew
12:46-50
GOD SHOWS NO FAVOURITISM
In our society today, people
become successful not necessarily because of who they are, but what they have.
Many people who may not even work as much as others get connected easily
because of people they know. It has definitely become a case of who knows who.
Throughout social media in recent
days, we see pictures of young people who just finished their NYSC service
year, celebrating their successful completion of tertiary education and getting
ready for work. Apart from the fact that getting work is very difficult in our
society, it is also very disheartening to see that many uneducated people and
those who were never serious in school get good paying jobs, while many
intelligent ones are turned down. It is simply because those who get the jobs
are those who are connected with people that matter in the society. It reminds
me of how the best Jamb student some years ago was not offered admission
because she did not bribe her way through, until some people intervened. It is
the case in our society that if any of
your relative gets a government work, he/she diverts the money to the
use of the family. This is indeed the type of society we find ourselves.
In the gospel reading of today,
Jesus makes it very clear to those who were listening to him, that salvation is
earned, not given for free. No one can influence God to get what he/she does
not deserve. When he was told that his mother and brothers were looking for
him, his message which literally seems
harsh, means that he is as close to anyone who does the will of God as he is to
his biological family. This means that everyone is qualified to be his brother and sister if we do the
will of God. God shows no favouritism.
Let us know therefore that what
we earn us the kingdom is the life we have lived; not because of our closeness
to any human person, but to God. We pray that almighty God will grant us what
is due to us. God help us. Amen
Fr Michael Osatofoh Eninlejie MSP
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