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GOSPEL POWER l SEPTEMBER 28, 2021 l TUESDAY
GOSPEL POWER l SEPTEMBER 28, 2021 l TUESDAY
26th Week in Ordinary Time
Gospel: Lk 9:51-56 51When the days drew near for Jesus to be taken up, he set his face to go to Jerusalem. 52And he sent messengers ahead of him. On their way they entered a village of the Samaritans to make ready for him; 53but they did not receive him, because his face was set toward Jerusalem. 54When his disciples James and John saw it, they said, “Lord, do you want us to command fire to come down from heaven and consume them?” 55But he turned and rebuked them. 56Then they went on to another village.
Power, at its best, enables the accomplishment of good. But when it gets into the head, it can have a corrupting influence. Today’s Gospel episode shows that, not even the disciples of Jesus know all the time how to handle prudently the Kingdom-powers delegated to them. James and John, offended by the inhospitality shown to Jesus by the inhabitants of a Samaritan village, propose to punish them, presumably by exercising the same Kingdom-powers by which they have expelled demons and cured diseases. They get a well-deserved scolding from Jesus for their violent intentions. Kingdom-powers can only be used at the service of good. Jesus himself, who represents the Omnipotent, endures inhospitality and patiently changes his travel route.
Lord Jesus, curb the sense of superiority that drives us to use power to lord it over others. May we rightly see power as an opportunity to empower others. Amen.
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GOSPEL POWER l SEPTEMBER 28, 2021 l TUESDAY
26th Week in Ordinary Time
Gospel: Lk 9:51-56 51When the days drew near for Jesus to be taken up, he set his face to go to Jerusalem. 52And he sent messengers ahead of him. On their way they entered a village of the Samaritans to make ready for him; 53but they did not receive him, because his face was set toward Jerusalem. 54When his disciples James and John saw it, they said, “Lord, do you want us to command fire to come down from heaven and consume them?” 55But he turned and rebuked them. 56Then they went on to another village.
Power, at its best, enables the accomplishment of good. But when it gets into the head, it can have a corrupting influence. Today’s Gospel episode shows that, not even the disciples of Jesus know all the time how to handle prudently the Kingdom-powers delegated to them. James and John, offended by the inhospitality shown to Jesus by the inhabitants of a Samaritan village, propose to punish them, presumably by exercising the same Kingdom-powers by which they have expelled demons and cured diseases. They get a well-deserved scolding from Jesus for their violent intentions. Kingdom-powers can only be used at the service of good. Jesus himself, who represents the Omnipotent, endures inhospitality and patiently changes his travel route.
Lord Jesus, curb the sense of superiority that drives us to use power to lord it over others. May we rightly see power as an opportunity to empower others. Amen.