To say that a person is petty, we may mean that the person thinks too much about small, unimportant things and perhaps rather cold and calculative.
Generally, we would avoid a petty person because we feel constrained and restricted.
We don’t know what a petty person may pick on, and we might even be surprised that what is a non-issue to us could be a big contention for that person.
What Jesus said in the gospel about inviting people may have an indication on our own mind-set.
We may think that we are not that petty or calculative, but we could be focused on being “fair-and-square”.
So, if we do someone a favour, we will have it locked in our memory, and wait for an opportune time for that person to return us a favour.
To share and to give without expecting anything in return can be rather challenging for us.
Somehow, we will tend to remember what we have shared and given out.
But, we need to rise above our small pettiness and think about what we have received and what we have been given.
God gave us all His love and mercy through Jesus Christ who died to save us.
Let us meditate on the Cross, and may it remind us to share and to give, just as Jesus gave Himself for us.