1st reading: 1Th 3:7-13
Gospel: Mt 23:27-32
It is said that the measure of a person's real character is what he would do if he would not be found out.
Putting it in another way, a bishop who went to visit a prison, told the inmates: The difference between you and me is that you were caught.
So even if we were not caught in the wrong act, does it mean that we won't be found out?
Jesus described hypocrisy by using the imagery of a tomb.
So no matter how we maintain our pretty facades, people will eventually sense and eventually know, what and who we really are.
As Jesus would say, what is hidden will be brought to light.
If by our actions, we reveal who we really are, then our words will also reveal our convictions.
In the 1st reading, St Paul urged the Thessalonians to follow his example. And he is not faking it.
It is said that there is a way to tell the difference between a real jade and a fake one.
When lightly hit with another small solid object, the real jade produces a lively 'ting' sound, whereas the fake one produces a hollow 'tic' sound.
People may take time to discern our looks and appearance.
But with their hearts, they will pick up the sound we are emitting.
Are we emitting a real lively sound, or a hollow fake sound?
Gospel: Mt 23:27-32
It is said that the measure of a person's real character is what he would do if he would not be found out.
Putting it in another way, a bishop who went to visit a prison, told the inmates: The difference between you and me is that you were caught.
So even if we were not caught in the wrong act, does it mean that we won't be found out?
Jesus described hypocrisy by using the imagery of a tomb.
So no matter how we maintain our pretty facades, people will eventually sense and eventually know, what and who we really are.
As Jesus would say, what is hidden will be brought to light.
If by our actions, we reveal who we really are, then our words will also reveal our convictions.
In the 1st reading, St Paul urged the Thessalonians to follow his example. And he is not faking it.
It is said that there is a way to tell the difference between a real jade and a fake one.
When lightly hit with another small solid object, the real jade produces a lively 'ting' sound, whereas the fake one produces a hollow 'tic' sound.
People may take time to discern our looks and appearance.
But with their hearts, they will pick up the sound we are emitting.
Are we emitting a real lively sound, or a hollow fake sound?