Ezekiel 1:2-5, 24-28 / Matthew 17:22-27
In life, there will always be some kind of unfairness or even injustice.
We have had our fair share of it, and we would often react to it.
We would protest with words like “unfair” or “how can like that?”
But we may not need to fight with every unfairness or injustice.
St. Paul would tell us to “fight the good fight”, meaning that we need to discern whether it is worth it or not.
In the gospel, Jesus was asked to pay the half-shekel, and He could have protested against it.
Instead He seemed to let it pass, and not wanting to get into an argument, He told Peter how to get that half-shekel.
In this gospel passage, Jesus showed us that God will come to the help of the poor and lowly in the face of oppression and injustice.
With God on our side, let us choose to fight the good fight, and do what is right and just.