Are you nouveau-riche?
Mark 7:14-15
Jesus called the crowd to him and said,
“Listen to me, everyone, and understand this. Nothing outside a man can make him ‘unclean’ by going into him. Rather, it is what comes out of a man that makes him ‘unclean.’”
Nouveau-riche
Nouveau-riche - Characteristic of someone who has risen economically or socially but lacks the social skills appropriate for this new position.
Everyone in this world can be wealthy. Though not everyone in this world knows how to handle wealth. Today’s bible passage is not asking “Did you do something bad with what you have?” It’s asking us “Did you do something good with what you have?”
You who can spare a pack of crackers for the street beggars, when was the last time that you did?
You who don’t tolerate mendicancy, when was the last time you voted for someone who had actual solutions for the poor?
You who can spend 100 pesos (US$2) on a drink, when was the last time you gave to charity?
Do you know how to handle your wealth for the benefit of the people? Are you really rich where it matters?