he is inconvenient to us

Friday, March 27, 2009 Lenten Weekday

First Reading: Psalm: Gospel: Wisdom 2:1, 12-22 Psalm 34:17-21, 23 John 7:1-2, 10, 25-30

Wisdom 2:12 "Let us lie in wait for the righteous man, because he is inconvenient to us and opposes our actions; he reproaches us for sins against the law, and accuses us of sins against our training.

This is something that has not changed over the many centuries. People who are righteous, who seek to know the Lord, are always an inconvenience to those who want to continue in their sin. They have a way of exposing their sin and the people know this. Sin always seeks darkness and lies to cover up. They know, at some level, that they are wrong and they must silence the voice of truth.
Today we must be careful. We think we live in an enlightened world, but sin will still seek to silence the voice of truth. Those who seek to have their own way know that they are wrong, but they will try all the more to shut up those who expose their sin.

Father, help me by your Holy Spirit to be careful that I am not one who seeks to silence the voice of truth, but rather accepts the criticism with humility and faith.

Amen