Jesus in Sunday's Gospel calls Peter Rock. Peter is our sure foundation in good times and especially in bad. How many times we see this in contemporary popes! Pope Francis calls us and directs our attention to truly important matters, for example when, even if popular media had been ignoring the Iraq crisis of our persecuted Christian and non-Christian brethren, he calls us to pray and offer sacrifices precisely for them. Another example is when the Holy Father challenges the Korean youth, and indeed the youth worldwide, to a spiritual life and not only to the material.
One practical translation of this to our daily lives is our dealings with our authorities. They are put in place to help guide us in the right path and to avoid the traitorous misdirections of this world. For priests there are the bishops. For parishioners the parish priest. In the familial, social and political settings we also have our authorities. Sometimes it is not that easy to hear their voice and to put their admonitions into practice, especially during those times when we have our own opinions. Of course we cannot follow what is blatantly immoral or sinful, but in cases wherein we see that the commands are really for good but we just cannot agree with the details and manners it is good to remember that people are put as authorities over us to serve as rocks of sure foundation. It is also in faith that we say yes to our authorities and we obey.
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