Keep Your Crew In Check

Author

Wes Schaeffer
October 10, 2018

From today’s reading…

And when Cephas came to Antioch, I opposed him to his face because he clearly was wrong.”

Which is more newsworthy?

  • Yesterday I beat my 10 year old daughter in a game of 21.

  • Yesterday I beat LeBron James in a game of 21.

Cephas—Aramaic for Rock, a.k.a. Peter—was the leader of the Church, so opposing him to his face was no small event, which is why Paul mentions it twice in detail in today’s letter to the Galatians.

Cephas was human just like you and me. Just like your boss, your spouse, your priest, your bishop, your mayor, governor, and president.

We are not infallible so we must be open to correction and must remain in a state of grace so as to correct others with moral authority on our side.

This is hard.

We are weak and sinful. We will fall but we must also rise, because that’s the only way to…

Stay the course. Keep the faith. Endure.