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Theo Tigno•
9/12/2006 2:40 pm
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Tuesday, September 12th 2006 |
1 Corinthians 6:1-11
Brothers and sisters: How can any one of you with a case against another dare to bring it to the unjust for judgment instead of to the holy ones? Do you not know that the holy ones will judge the world? If the world is to be judged by you, are you unqualified for the lowest law courts? Do you not know that we will judge angels? Then why not everyday matters? If, therefore, you have courts for everyday matters, do you seat as judges people of no standing in the Church? I say this to shame you. Can it be that there is not one among you wise enough to be able to settle a case between brothers? But rather brother goes to court against brother, and that before unbelievers?
Now indeed then it is, in any case, a failure on your part that you have lawsuits against one another. Why not rather put up with injustice? Why not rather let yourselves be cheated? Instead, you inflict injustice and cheat, and this to brothers. Do you not know that the unjust will not inherit the Kingdom of God? Do not be deceived; neither fornicators nor idolaters nor adulterers nor boy prostitutes nor sodomites nor thieves nor the greedy nor drunkards nor slanderers nor robbers will inherit the Kingdom of God. That is what some of you used to be; but now you have had yourselves washed, you were sanctified, you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and in the Spirit of our God.
Dawg's thought:
Today's prayer intention is for those who are serving in the military overseas and for their family members.
I recently got a new car. In my old car, there would be the occasional time when I would go speeding through traffic like a madman with no regards for the safety of other around me or myself. Things changed in my new car, though. Suddenly, it was okay the let the bad driver pass instead of aggravating them through my own unjust actions.
I still feel the urge every now and then to "foil" inconsiderate drivers as if it was my duty to give them a taste of their own medicine. Yet, reading through today's reading, it hit me: put away old ways.
Christ makes all things new. Through His forgiveness, we all have shiny new cars to drive around in (metaphorically speaking, of course). What are we going to do with His forgiveness of our sins? What are we doing to do with the grace He gives us to put away what we "used to be?" What are we called to do? Take care and God Bless.
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