When we have jealousy and hatred in our hearts, we can
sometimes degrade ourselves into committing all sorts of despicable and
foolish acts. Pride and ego can colour our vision, and blind us from
what is true, what is proper and just, what is truly holy and what is
fair; just because we want to win at all costs, and we want to save
face.
In
today's Gospel, we see an example of what jealousy and hatred can do, in the form of the scribes,
Pharisees and the chief priests. Even though these folks were enemies with the Herodians, they were willing to forgo
their principles just to find a solution to get rid of Jesus. But these folks failed to realise that they were not dealing with just some ordinary person, and Jesus' answer to their question took them completely by surprise. If we consider carefully Jesus' answer, does anything really belong to Caesar? No!
Ultimately, everything actually belongs to God. Unfortunately for the scribes,
Pharisees and the chief priests, their jealousy and hatred towards Jesus blinded them
to what is evidently truth.
What about us? Have we become more like the scribes, Pharisees and the chief priests or
even the Herodians, in the way we conduct ourselves and the way we
treat others? Let us be mindful and check
ourselves from becoming jealous and harbour hatred, lest we lose
ourselves and lost sight of our eternal goal.
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