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July 26, 2007
Et tu Brute(Brutus)?
Life is full of unexpected events and characters. " You too Brutus?" Certainly Julius Caesar would not have said these famous words to Brutus, had he not seen Brutus his dear friend among the chain of his slayers in William Shakespeare's Julius Caesar. Needless to say Brutus would not have become infamous had he not done his turn of betrayal.
Strange enough, human as we are, we encounter these situations of betrayal. Be it in personal or ecclesial life. You hire someone and they learn the tricks of the trade and begin a competitive business against you. You shelter a stranger and offer them all that you have and deem them to be a part of the family. The stranger leaves all in a sudden with your belonging one fine night.
If the Lord himself faced such a betrayal and mistrust of friendship in the kiss of Judas, well Judases are going to be on the scene always. You entrust someone to teach the Sunday school, they come and share the faith with you and even pretend to be a shepherd and operate under such guise and then they take off causing dissension and divide the flock that you care for. These happen time and time again. You are sure to meet Judases and Brutuses. It is such challenging times that call for fidelity to the flock and to the faithful. Its God's church, they are God's people and therefore we will do the best we can to protect them. But if some sheep heed the voice of a thief and not their shepherds and follow them to the slaughter house, what could the shepherd do. Never mind and carry on caring for the remnant faithful. It's God's church.
Let us fear the Lord and do what right in his sight. His blessing will follow and His grace is sufficient for us. The Judases and Brutuses are not going to have an impact on our ministry and they will have to answer Him someday. Let's move on take care of those who are entrusted to our care.
Posted by frleo at July 26, 2007 3:13 PM
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