Two Poles

Two poles.

35 As Jesus was teaching in the temple area he said, “How do the scribes claim that the Messiah is the son of David? 36 David himself, inspired by the holy Spirit, said:‘The Lord said to my lord,“Sit at my right hand until I place your enemies under your feet.”’37 David himself calls him ‘lord’; so how is he his son?” [The] great crowd heard this with delight.-Mark12:35-37

Jesus was probably an enigma during His time. Even the most learned cannot predict or box Him. Indeed God's ways are not our ways, His thoughts are not our thoughts. I remember a religious priest who once said that he really dislike one community member. The latter was so kill joy - wouldn't join in the recreation, disliked outing, kept to himself all the time. A mysterious man despite being a priest too. All the same, the community endured him though some are thinking of transferring him to another community. One day, the mysterious member just suddenly opened up and cried before them. He admitted that he was suffering from depression, he was in crisis. He never dared join the community activities for fear that what he was undergoing through will be made known. He kept it secret for a long time. In fact, the other communities always would want him to leave because they cannot put up with his kill joy antics. He was truly thankful that the community where he was in was an understanding one. Well, so many of the community members were most humbled by the situation. It is easy to judge somebody based on his/her actions, words and other external manifestations. But the truth is, we do not always know what's going on. So who are we to judge if we barely know what's going on?

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