Like the Pharisee... (reflection for September 3, 2006)

Encarta Dictionary defines a Pharisee as "somebody who is self-righteous or hypocritical, especially with regard to adherence to rules and formalities "

If we were to recall the previous Sunday Gospels, we would see that the Pharisees played a role in the public ministry of Jesus. They were murmuring at the back, asking questions and doubting the teachings of Jesus and the apostles. None of them were able to accept Christ's teachings.

My friends, we may be like a Pharisee, a hypocrite. We show to God and to other people a false personality while we keep the true ones barely hidden within us. The problem may lie within us, we regret our own selves, disgraceful of what we are and forget the the fact that we can change.

Never put into shame the real you. For the real you will be your guide to life.