In today’s Gospel, Matthew 11: 16-19, the people complain
about John the Baptist as being possessed by a demon because he did not drink nor eat with them as
they expected. Jesus, on the other hand,
did eat and drink with people and they
called him a “glutton and a drunkard.”
Matthew concludes this passage with the statement: “…wisdom is
vindicated by her words.” We probably
all know that we will never please everyone no matter what we do. We can try but our efforts will be in vain and
we will be left feeling empty and a bit crazy! “…wisdom,” in our lives, will be “vindicated”
by the works we do in accord with God’s will for us, not by whether or not we
pleased everyone. If we are true to
what we are called to as unique persons with a special mission/purpose to fulfill
as the Spirit leads us through the gift of each day, Wisdom will
vindicate us. We will then be at peace. On the other hand, if our goal is to
please everyone we will not rest in the peace of Christ, a peace the world
cannot give. The choice is ours to make.
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