Reflection for TUESDAY, 23rd Week, Ordinary Time.
By
Fr. Aloysius Santiago sdb
Rector and Parish Priest
Don Bosco Shrine
Lingarajapuram, Bangalore
Today's Word
Colossians 2:6-8
So then, just as you received Christ Jesus as Lord, continue to live your lives in him, rooted and built up in him, strengthened in the faith as you were taught, and overflowing with thankfulness.
See to it that no one takes you captive through hollow and deceptive philosophy, which depends on human tradition and the elemental spiritual forces of this world rather than on Christ.
Today's Reflection
We know, as a matter of fact, the things that are obviously wrong.
So things like killing, murder, violence, theft and cheating are wrong and in no way that can be changed to make it right.
As much as we know what are the things that are obviously wrong, there are some other things that can be quite difficult to discern.
One of which is religious truth and how the teaching about the truth is promulgated.
For the Church, one of the greatest dangers is the spread of wrong teaching.
Throughout the history of the Church, wrong teaching has given rise to heretics and schisms.
In the 1st reading, St. Paul urged the Colossians to live their whole lives according to the Christ that they have received.
He also warned them about false and wrong teachings that are based on the principles of this world instead of Christ.
And these false and wrong teaching come from none other than from within the Church.
Even as Jesus chose His disciples, one of them turned out to be a traitor.
Let us be faithful to Christ and be obedient to the teachings of the Church.
The Holy Spirit guides the Church. The Holy Spirit will also guide us when we are faithful and obedient to Jesus and His Church.
GOD BLESS YOU 🙏
Good morning. Have a nice safe day