Without truth in our hearts we will not recognise the truth when we see it. We are blinded by our own ability, power and might that we recognise not the beauty and splendour of God, His creations and gifts all around us. We do not see God as a loving Father let alone King of our hearts, nor do we seek a loving relationship. Instead we may see a distortion in which God is Wrath and to be obeyed and avoided wherever possible.
In our service to the Church while we may not openly question the authority of the Church, it’s priests or leaders we often grow disillusioned, dissatisfied even resentful when we disagree. We may even begin to draw lines on what we will do and not do. Love and service results in being disjointed.
Lord Jesus You are the Truth, the life, and the way; let us always stay focussed on You so that we may continue to be instruments of Your love for others. Make us know Your ways O Lord and teach us Your paths. Amen.
FIRST READING
Numbers 24:2–7, 15–17a
GOSPEL
Matthew 21:23–27
When Jesus had come into the temple area, the chief priests and the elders of the people approached him as he was teaching and said, “By what authority are you doing these things? And who gave you this authority?” Jesus said to them in reply, “I shall ask you one question, and if you answer it for me, then I shall tell you by what authority I do these things. Where was John’s baptism from? Was it of heavenly or of human origin?” They discussed this among themselves and said, “If we say ‘Of heavenly origin,’ he will say to us, ‘Then why did you not believe him?’ But if we say, ‘Of human origin,’ we fear the crowd, for they all regard John as a prophet.” So they said to Jesus in reply, “We do not know.” He himself said to them, “Neither shall I tell you by what authority I do these things.”
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