"Give to Caesar what belongs to Caesar." The Jews expected a Messiah who would lead them up in a rebellion against their oppressors, but Jesus is not that kind of Messiah. His revolution is a revolution of our hearts and souls. He did not come to lead at the head of an army, dealing out violent death to all who oppose Him. Rather, He offers everyone love and life.
Today's homily noted how quickly the Roman coin was produced after Jesus asked for it. The Pharisees are caught in their hypocrisy with such swiftness as they were obviously carrying the coin which they so despised. So too is it with many vocal Christian politicians today. They shout for Christian values while their souls are laden with the wealth of this world.
I, too, am tied too tightly to this world and its trappings. Yet, as Tevye says in The Fiddler on the Roof, after someone tells him that money is the world's curse: "May the Lord smite me with it. And may I never recover."
... Now I'm worried that a bank vault is going to fall on me ...
Today's homily noted how quickly the Roman coin was produced after Jesus asked for it. The Pharisees are caught in their hypocrisy with such swiftness as they were obviously carrying the coin which they so despised. So too is it with many vocal Christian politicians today. They shout for Christian values while their souls are laden with the wealth of this world.
I, too, am tied too tightly to this world and its trappings. Yet, as Tevye says in The Fiddler on the Roof, after someone tells him that money is the world's curse: "May the Lord smite me with it. And may I never recover."
... Now I'm worried that a bank vault is going to fall on me ...
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