If a human being tries to seat himself in the “place of honor,” he will ultimately be put to shame; but if he seats himself in the “lowest place” (the place of Jesus Christ), God will exalt him. “Now He began speaking a parable to the invited guests when He noticed how they had been picking out the places of honor at the table, saying to them, ‘When you are invited by someone to a wedding feast, do not take the place of honor, for someone more distinguished than you may have been invited by him, and he who invited you both will come and say to you, “Give your place to this man,” and then in disgrace you proceed to occupy the last place. But when you are invited, go and recline at the last place, so that when the one who has invited you comes, he may say to you, “Friend, move up higher”; then you will have honor in the sight of all who are at the table with you. For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, and he who humbles himself will be e...
Life of sharing [Acts 4:32-37] There is a commonly heard saying that there are three types of people: those who are absolutely necessary, those who are of little consequence, and those who are better off absent. How can we limit people to these three categories? Nevertheless, it is necessary to reflect on this at least once. Which category do we currently belong to? In order to bring hope to the world, to give love to the world, to share with the world, we must become the person who is needed. How noble and beautiful would our lives be if the world could brighten even a little and undergo a new transformation because of us? Shout loudly to the world, "I am a person who is absolutely necessary" (Internet). While meditating on Jesus' act of sharing, poet Hae-in Lee prayed as follows: ‘Lord, if only our lives were broken so thoroughly by a life of sharing, but how is it that our days a...