said to them, “Neither will I tell you by what authority I do these things.”
Reflections
“Who gave you authority to do all this?”When the typhoon Haiyan (Yolanda) struck Tacloban, Leyte and its neighboring provinces, we were taken affront with in numerable questions. Some questions sometimes challenge authority. In the midst of rest lessness, we wrestled towards the authority of God, a God, who ac cording to Pope Francis, “would not put us down” and who would allow us to experience His love in ways we would not understand. We journeyed on God’s will and accompanied people through their hunger and crisis.The first reading refreshes us with the oracle of Balaam. The oracle speaks so well of God’s plan on the rise of David and on his beloved chosen people. It is through His authority that good things unfolded. The Gos pel brings us to look for God’s authority at all times. Jesus hid his answer not really because he was not capable of it but because of the trap which the Pharisees and Sadducees would have laid on him.In discerning for authority, it would always be safe to take refuge in God’s loving authority.
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