Acts 13:44-52 / John 14:7-14 (2019)
Some of our quirky behaviours can be really childish and even downright stupid.
We don't gain anything from that kind of behaviour, and yet we don't seem to acknowledge how silly we really are.
The 1st reading points to one such behaviour - jealousy.
Because of jealousy, the opponents of St. Paul used blasphemies and contradicted everything he said.
But they were like biting their own tongues because they were the very ones who rejected the message of eternal life.
Yet their jealousy was unrestrained and they went on to instigate the influential and powerful people to turn against Paul and Barnabas and to expel them from their territory.
So jealousy is not just a quirky behaviour. It can turn into a violent behaviour. And it can also create multiple damages.
And yet there is nothing to gain and everything to lose.
And even more so when a Christian succumbs to the evil of jealousy. Because he will create an even greater damage.
So we as Christians must always turn to Christ and be in union with Him.
When we are in union with Christ, not only will there be no place for jealousy in our hearts, but also the little that we do will be blessed and made great by God.