Saturday June 3, 2017
Why this insatiable curiosity to “look back” and know the fate of others? Such curiosity was fatal in the case of Lot’s wife: she could not resist the desire to look back and see how Sodom and Gomorrah were faring in the rain of brimstone and fire, and she turned into a pillar of salt (Gen 19:26). Fortunately, Peter’s curiosity about “the disciple Jesus loved” did not evoke such a salty punishment, but rather only a gentle rebuke.
We follow Christ invariably as a community of believers, but each believer, while walking together with others, must walk her unique path by herself. It is not unlike a married couple: even when you share one home and hearth, each of you has a unique path to journey by yourself. As Christ’s disciples, we have one Lord and Master, and one destiny awaits us all. However, each one walks the path in his/her own unique manner and style. Sometimes it is not a bad idea to mind one’s own business and trust others to mind their own as well.
