“You
younger people, submit yourselves to your elders. Yes, all of you be
submissive to one another, and be clothed with humility, for ‘God resists the
proud but gives grace to the humble’. Therefore humble yourselves under
the mighty hand of God, that He may exalt you in due time, casting all your
care upon Him, for He cares for you.” 1 Peter 5:5-7
Our
duty to one another is clear according to St. Peter. We are to serve one
another intentionally and deliberately, not incidentally or according to what we
may or may not feel like doing. To be “submissive” is not to be
misunderstood (as is often the case) as “strict obedience” but rather as
“humble service” in the name of our Lord. We do for others in order to
glorify our Lord, to show that we believe Jesus’ lessons in humility and
service to one another and embrace the reality that, like Jesus, we will be
“exalted in due time”; that is, in our Holy Father’s time. We wait our
turn, trusting that “casting our care upon Him” will reap plenty for us as we have
genuine need and as the Lord sees fit.
Imagine
a world in which we look after one another above pursuing our own desires,
believing that “as we sow, so shall we reap”. Investing in one another is
investing in the might of the Holy Church, the Body of Christ; for this is
where Eternal Life is found. We are kingdom-builders. So let us
build.
Blessings,
Michael
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