[Grem] A mai szentmise igéi

[Emoke Greschik]

*Friends, today in the Gospel John complains to Jesus that some people not
of their group were driving out demons in Jesus’ name. Jesus responds:
“Don’t prevent them.…whoever is not against us is for us.” What a
wonderful, generous attitude! John was undoubtedly angry that someone
outside of their little circle was going to get credit. If you think that
this sort of thing only happened in biblical times, you haven’t spent too
much time around the Church! I’m a proud churchman, and I love and admire
all of the great people who do so much for Christ’s kingdom, and for very
little compensation. But I’ve also been around long enough to see this
problem on parish staffs, in diocesan offices, within rectories, and among
parish communities. We get so tied up in our little games and protecting
our turf, and making sure things go according to the bureaucratic
structures that we have established, that we forget what the mission is
about.What Jesus saw was that the mission is what matters. Bringing God’s
love to the world, being a conduit of grace: that’s what matters. All of
our personal glory, position, privilege—all of that is finally a matter of
indifference.*
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