Think for a moment
Pensez pour un instant
When I read this text I can imagine Jesus’ exasperated thoughts towards his fellow, unthinking men. He has just done something so miraculous it should open people’s eyes to the Kingdom – he has restored both sight and voice to a man who had none. Rather than give thanks for this good act and turn to follow Jesus, the Pharisees shout this is further ‘proof’ that Jesus is working for Satan. To make matters worse, the Pharisees are also leaders in the community. Jesus responds by teaching the crowd but also pointing to the hypocrisy of the Pharisees and warning them that with their words they are in spiritual danger – not of criticising Jesus as a man – but of criticising the Spirit of God.
This text reminded me how easy it is to criticise others by using words and spreading rumours in order to build up or justify ourselves, especially when we feel threatened. Instead, we should speak from the good in our heart and not out of fear of our status before speaking about other people.
Ce texte m'a rappelé combien il est facile de critiquer les autres en utilisant des mots et de répandre des rumeurs dans le but de construire ou de se justifier, surtout quand nous nous sentons menacés. Au lieu de cela, nous devrions parler de la bonne dans notre cœur et non pas par peur de notre statut avant de parler d'autres personnes.
Petra Zollner
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