Wednesday 13th May 2020
Fifth week of Easter
Acts 15:1-6, John 15:1-8
As Christians, we are expected to
love every human person and work for their salvation irrespective of who they
are and where they are from. We are to see everyone as our brothers and
sisters. It is a pity that sometimes, we allow racial and ethnic sentiments to
cloud our vision of one another; people see themselves as better than others because
of where they come from, thus they are not comfortable to see others treated
the same way they are.
In the first reading of today, we
see how some Jews who had become Christians, came with their Jewish attitude of
regarding themselves as the only chosen people of God, and continued to disrupt
the missionary activities of Paul and Barnabas. They believed that Gentiles
cannot become the children of God unless they first of all become Jews. This
was what led to the Council of Jerusalem Acts 15, where the Apostles were led
by the Holy Spirit to state that in the house of God, we are all equal; no Jew,
no Gentile, no white, no black, no rich, no poor. We are all children of God.
It is therefore very important as Christians, for us to relegate statements and
actions fueled by biases and ethnic considerations to the background. Things
must not be done in your way or the way your people do it, when we all come
together as children of God, we will be stronger. You may end up losing your
own blessings if you spend your time and energy thinking that you are better
than the other person and deserves to be treated in a certain way. God help us.
Amen.
Fr Michael Osatofoh Eninlejie MSP
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