Last year, we went through one crazy, expensive political process called the elections. We were all amazed at how position-hungry politicians carelessly threw away billions to promote their bloated egos, their myths about rags-to-riches origins, their competencies, their hero-laden lineage, their almost perfect solutions to national woes and ills. No one wants to be less than “Number 1.” They all came parading in their attractive thematic colors: yellow, green, red, blue, original orange, imitation orange, etc.
Today’s Scripture readings (Matthew 10:1-7) make me think: Would God be able to choose a governor who would save Egypt from famine from among our aspiring candidates for president? Would any of these presidentiables been better than the patriarch Joseph? Would Jesus dare pick His Twelve from the line-up of our aspiring congressmen and senators?
Our encounter with the Word of God invites us to dig deep and to be awed by God’s strange ways of Divine Election. God willed the humble stranger Joseph to be the governor of Egypt during the critical period of drought. He was inexperienced about management of any kind. Jesus singled out the Twelve rough guys from rural Galilee as pioneers for His worldwide mission of spreading the Kingdom of the Father. The Twelve are an interesting study of various ego trips and ego limits. Now, all these make up God’s pedagogy that every person is a potential, that everyone is a risk, and all that matters is teachability. No person is really born, made, naturally endowed and tailor-fit for anything. Every person, even those who have studied and specialized in their fields, will have to adjust and learn as they settle into specific working environments.
Reflection Question:
What responsibilities and competencies do you currently hold? How do you feel about these? Do you, in any way, feel you are worthy and fit for these
Lord, You have elected me to do a specific mission for You. Help me do it well. Amen.
St. Merryn, pray for us.
