Inappropriate people.
Posted by Terry Nelson on Jun 17th, 2007
Today’s Gospel reminds me that Jesus often surrounded himself with inappropriate people. The lame, the blind, the cripples, the lepers, and yes, tax collectors and sinners. The sinful woman who anointed the feet of Jesus is a good example. (I wonder what she was wearing? Obviously her head wasn’t covered. She certainly scandalized the host of the dinner party; drying the Lord’s feet with her hair and anointing them with ointment. It just sounds inappropriate.)
I wonder if we sometimes pay too much attention to others when we are at Church?
June 17th, 2007 at 2:10 pm
Much.
June 17th, 2007 at 9:00 pm
Yup…guilty.
June 17th, 2007 at 9:17 pm
Swiss Miss - Yep - so am I.
June 18th, 2007 at 6:52 am
I have to sit in the first 3 pews so I won’t have that running fashion/behavior commentary in my head. “church lady” (raises hand)
June 18th, 2007 at 7:33 am
And Cardinal Newman said:
“O my God, what a sad occupation it is to amuse ourselves examining the life of others! It would be better to be blind and simple-minded than to use your mind to consider and judge the actions of your neighbor. One whose heart is full of the love of God has many other occupations: he no longer thinks of anything but suffering for that which he loves, and he loves all those who give him an occasion to suffer for his Beloved.” [L. 104]