Most of the problems in life come about because of two reasons.
One is that we act without thinking, and the other is that we keep thinking without acting.
In the gospel, when the collectors of the half-shekel asked Peter about the payment of the half-shekel, he immediately replied with a “Yes” without thinking much about it.
But when Jesus reasoned out with him about the payment, Peter found himself stuck in-between.
He must have tried to think of a way out, but there doesn’t seem to be a solution.
Jesus didn’t want to make a big fuss out of it, and so He provided a solution for Peter to act upon it.
So, from Peter we must learn not to be too quick in giving a reply, but to think about the question.
From Jesus, we learn that God will show us the solutions to problems, but usually it is not in a way we expect, like finding a coin in the mouth of a fish.
Let us ask the Lord to give us the wisdom to think before acting, and the faith to believe in the ways of God in seeking for solutions to life’s problems.