When we were baptised, we became a new creation, a child of God. We became a loved and valued member of God's family. But sometimes, we forget that we are supposed to change from old ways to God's ways. Some of us go back to old habits, attitudes, ways of doing things or behaviours which contradict how a Christian should live. For example, there are people who may have consulted witch doctors, feng shui, divinations or medicine men in the past. When these people became Christians, they should have abandoned such practises and had more trust and dependence on God. However, some still go back to such practises, especially when their prayers are not answered or when they do not get what they wish. But do these other practises really help? Or are these practises merely taking us for a ride or straining our relationship with God and with others?
In today's reading, St. Paul reminds us: "Christians are told by the Spirit to look to faith for those rewards that righteousness hopes for, since in Christ Jesus whether you are circumcised or not makes no difference – what matters is faith that makes its power felt through love." How much faith and love do we really have for God and for others? Is our faith and love genuine, for the greater glory of God? Or are we still clinging on to our own selfish needs, trying to do things our way whatever the cost may be?
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