Tuesday of the Eleventh Week in Ordinary Time
(II Corinthians 8:1-9; Matthew 5:43-48)
The philosopher Plato theorized how a human being would act
if he or she were invisible. He said
that the person would likely kill, steal, and rape among other things “like a
god among humans”. Plato had in mind the capricious gods of Greek
mythology. His conception of a god
differs decidedly from St. Paul’s in today’s first reading.
St. Paul exhorts the Corinthians to be generous and
benevolent like Christ whom he recognizes as Lord. He says that although Christ was rich, he
became poor not to do any mischief, quite the contrary. He became poor so that he might make others
rich in the Kingdom of God.
We believe in a good God as He definitively revealed Himself
in Jesus Christ. Not only was he kind
and generous, but also faithful, wise, and self-sacrificing. Following him, we know that our destiny is as
bright as the noonday sun in summer.
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