Holy Gospel of Jesus Christ according to Saint Matthew 11, 16-19
Jesus said to the crowds:
“To what shall I compare this generation?
It is like children who sit in marketplaces and call to one another,
‘We played the flute for you, but you did not dance,
we sang a dirge but you did not mourn.’
For John came neither eating nor drinking, and they said,
‘He is possessed by a demon.’
The Son of Man came eating and drinking and they said,
‘Look, he is a glutton and a drunkard,
a friend of tax collectors and sinners.’
But wisdom is vindicated by her works.”
Convince others through your actions
1. Generation. I’ve come to realize that we’ll never please everyone. There will always be people who’ll criticize us for what we do or don’t do. Even relatives and close ones may be hard on us. That’s why the conviction of why and what you do things for matters a lot. Because your life may come to a halt and instead of pursuing your life’s purpose, you might end up running away from it. And you might spend your whole life running away from fears, people and even failures rather than walking towards your goal. As long as you are clear about what you want, don’t be held back by what people will say, because you’ll never be able to please everyone.
2. Lose your mind. It’s important to understand that if your life focuses only on pleasing others, you can end up losing your mind and being self-destructive. Because life can literally fly by if you only take time to please the people around you, if you consider every single comment they make about you. Protect your life from the criticism of those who surround you and work to recognize the difference between a correction and an attack, between a comment and negative criticism towards you, between a contribution to your personal growth and an imposition. It’s therefore important to work on yourself to know what you should take into consideration and what you should leave aside and move on.
3. Wisdom. In time, truth emerges. Your actions must spring from truth, that truth that is in your heart. “TRUTH” with capital letters because it is the truth that comes from God and takes you to him. It allows you to gain wisdom. Always seek to savor your life and to understand that the greatest good you can ask of God is the gift of being “wise”. As Aristotle would say, “The great and truly wise man never says everything he thinks, but always thinks everything he says.” Today, Christ proposes that you should prepare your heart to be consistent and accept that life is not true life if you live only to satisfy others or to solely satisfy yourself. You can’t please everyone. Rather, it’s by pleasing God and doing everything for his greater glory that you grow in truth and your real identity develops. Let’s ask God for the gift of wisdom and that we may live in truth, savoring life and not trying to please everyone around.
Remember that something good is on the way!
God bless you, be with you and protect you in the name of the Father, of the Son and of the Holy Spirit.
