Reflection for MONDAY, 19th Week, Ordinary Time.
By
Fr. Aloysius Santiago sdb
Rector and Parish Priest, Bidar
Today's Gospel Reading
Matthew 17:26-27
From others,” Peter answered.
“Then the children are exempt,” Jesus said to him. “But so that we may not cause offense, go to the lake and throw out your line. Take the first fish you catch; open its mouth and you will find a four-drachma coin. Take it and give it to them for my tax and yours.”
Today's Reflection
Most of the problems in life come about because of two reasons.
One is that we act without thinking, and the other is that we keep thinking without acting.
In the gospel, when the collectors of the half-shekel asked Peter about the payment of the half-shekel, he immediately replied with a “Yes” without thinking much about it.
But when Jesus reasoned out with him about the payment, Peter found himself stuck in-between.
He must have tried to think of a way out, but there doesn’t seem to be a solution.
Jesus didn’t want to make a big fuss out of it, and so He provided a solution for Peter to act upon it.
So, from Peter we must learn not to be too quick in giving a reply, but to think about the question.
From Jesus, we learn that God will show us the solutions to problems, but usually it is not in a way we expect, like finding a coin in the mouth of a fish.
Let us ask the Lord to give us the wisdom to think before acting, and the faith to believe in the ways of God in seeking for solutions to life’s problems.
GOD BLESS YOU
Good morning. Have a nice day.