Saint Augustine, Bishop, Doctor
Wednesday of week 21 in Ordinary Time
Gospel – Matthew 23:8-12
“The greatest among you must be your servant. Anyone who exalts himself will be humbled, and anyone who humbles himself will exalted”. This teaching of Jesus explains how the inner dynamism between His disciples. The inner dynamism among the disciples of Christ is one of being the servant of each other. This logic of Christian discipleship is based on the principle of incarnation. God became man. God humbled himself to save us. So, if we want to follow Jesus Christ, we must also be servants. We must humble ourselves to serve the other. This is a continuous effort as this must be the dynamism in our interpersonal relationships as disciples. This continuous search for humbling ourselves and serving each other make the Christian discipleship truly tangible and worthy of testimony. Every moment is a moment to humble ourselves, and serve the other. When we exalt ourselves, the image of Christ perishes from us. When we exalt ourselves, our testimony of Cross disappears from us even if we are wearing the cross. Let’s reflect: Do I really try to humble myself to serve others constantly and deliberately?
Don Giorgio