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Thursday, January 21, 2010, St. Agnes
1 Samuel 18:6-9; 19:1-7, Psalm 56:2-3, 9-13, Mark 3:7-12
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JEALOUSY AND GOD
"Saul was jealous of David." —1 Samuel 18:9
Saul was jealous of David (1 Sm 18:9). He tried to kill David on several
occasions. The brothers of Joseph sold him into slavery because they were
jealous of him (Acts 7:9, RNAB). The Jewish leaders in Pisidian Antioch
"became very jealous" of St. Paul's powerful preaching and persecuted him
(Acts 13:45). The Pharisees handed Jesus over out of jealousy to be
crucified (Mt 27:18). The high priests and Sadducees arrested and punished
the apostles, for they were "filled with jealousy" (Acts 5:17).
Jealousy in support of a religious leader or ministry is not of God. When
some of Moses' loyal followers got upset that others were prophesying in
addition to Moses, Moses corrected them, saying, "Are you jealous for my
sake? Would that all the people of the Lord were prophets!" (Nm 11:29) Are
you attracted to certain religious leaders or ministries? Beware of any
tendency toward jealousy. Pray that your love for that leader or that
ministry be full of true charity, for "charity is not jealous" (Catechism,
1825; see 1 Cor 13:4).
Christians who exhibit any jealousy are infants, according to Scripture (1
Cor 3:1-3). Jealousy proceeds from the desires of the flesh (Gal 5:20) and
is not compatible with Christian living. Jealousy is a symptom of
something very wrong within us. "Where there [is] jealousy...there are
also inconstancy and all kinds of vile behavior" (Jas 3:16). "Jealousy
rots the bones" (Prv 14:30).
Prayer: Father, pour out your love in my heart (Rm 5:5). "May charity be
the root and foundation of" my life (Eph 3:17).
Promise: "My wanderings You have counted; my tears are stored in Your
flask; are they not recorded in Your book?" —Ps 56:9
Praise: St. Agnes was martyred for her faith in Jesus and her commitment
to remain pure for Him (see 1 Jn 3:3).
(This teaching was submitted by a member of our editorial team.)
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