Scripture: As he entered Caper'na-um,
a centurion came forward to him, beseeching him 6 and
saying, "Lord, my servant is lying paralyzed at home, in terrible distress."
7 And he said to him,
"I will come and heal him." Matt 8:5-7
Reflection: Shall
we praise the concern of the centurion for his servants or was it the selfish,
self centeredness of the centurion who couldn’t do without that faithful and
now paralyzed servant. Now he was
compelled be the servant of the paralyzed.
Such
Intellectualism is an invitation to interfere with the motives of people and read
politics in situations unwarranted and often leads to fight or work for pure social
causes. These causes or issues are not meant to be dealt with by the servant of
God. He is called to imitate Christ and help and absolve without reading
motives. Jesus did not judge him or nor
pointed any motives.
In
the ultimate, Christ is more socially involved, not by seeking to be an
activist who knows the heart of people and by going about correcting them, but
by repairing the damage of the human heart paralyzed by sin.
Prayer: Humbly,
I bow before thy wisdom which is higher than the heavens.
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