Thu 19th. James 5:1-6. Happy the poor in spirit; the kingdom of heaven is theirs—Ps 48(49):14-20. Mark 9:41-50.
Readings If salt becomes insipid, how can you season it again?
Our newspapers report scandals, sometimes in ways that are scandalous. Though our lives may furnish no copy for them, there can be occasions when our deeds do not conform to our words and when the Christian faith we profess is compromised by the way we act. Our failings in this regard may be minor. However, they would be extremely serious if our hypocritical conduct were to impact on the spiritual wellbeing of the young and vulnerable. With Semitic hyperbole, Jesus speaks vehemently in today’s gospel and elsewhere (cf. Mt 18:7) about anyone who is an obstacle to the faith of the ‘little ones’. Scandal, in Pope Francis’s words, is ‘to profess one way of life – “I am a Christian” – and then live like a pagan, who does not believe in anything.’ And he reminds us, ‘All of us are capable of giving scandal.’
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