WEDNESDAY OF HOLY WEEK IN SEARCH OF THE OF RISING ABOVE THE SELFISHNESS OF SIN..............

During the past year Espionage has been much in the news given the activities and disclosures emitting from Eric Snowden, et al.  This Catholic-Christian Wednesday of Holy Week is traditionally called. 'Spy Wednesday', as the Gospel proclaimed today, Matthew 26:14-25; shares how Judas Iscariot spied on and agreed to betray the Lord Jesus.  Spying, as such is not limited to the  scale it is shown to have occurred by Judas or Snowden.  How often do we or other persons spy on the lives of other people daily by the prying, gossip, or inordinate concern,  about who they are ?, what they do ?, where they go ?, who they spend their time with ?, ecetera.  To some degree we  all do.  Having spent the past twenty five months surrounded by a sea of citizens, I have become more aware how prevalent it is.  It has caused me to question why any of us chooses to spend our time letting our curiosity  grow so out of proportion, so as impose our untoward focus on others.  It doesn't help us, benefit them, or do other than betray God's Will for us and all Humankind.  By  spying on other persons this way we become more like Judas than we become  more like Jesus.  As we seek the goodness Catholic-Christianity can bring us and our adherence to Jesus provides us.  Building up relationships with others, not denigrating or prying into them, will prevent us  from becoming another Judas Iscariot and betraying the purpose and meaning of our Discipleship in Christ..............fr.tdp