It seems that many of us are becoming more reluctant to deal with issues which we may have with certain other persons. Sometimes we just ignore the person or walk away, not wanting to have anything to do with the person or addressing the issue. Sometimes we go straight to the person's boss, leader and superior, even though the issue may not be that great initially, because we lack the patience or courage to deal with the person directly. Why do we do these things? It is precisely because we have allowed our pride and ego to take control, so much so that we are only concerned about ourselves, and not interested in practicing love, mercy and compassion towards ourselves and towards others.
In
today's Gospel, Jesus tells us: "Why not judge for yourselves what is
right? For example: when you go to court with your opponent, try to
settle with him on the way, or he may drag you before the judge and the
judge hand you over to the bailiff and the bailiff have you thrown into
prison. I tell you, you will not get out till you have paid the very
last penny."
Have some of us become so self-righteous or conceited that we think we are
faultless and right, demanding that others admit their faults? Or have
we come to a point that we are not bothered about others anymore, causing ill-feelings,
anger or even hatred to simmer and boil over? As Christians, we pray
that God would forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who
trespass against us. Are we practising what we pray, or are we saying it
blindly, without meaning, just to put on a show?
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