11th Week of Ordinary Time C – Thursday
Today’s readings invite us to reflect on the importance of sincerity—both in our prayer life and in our faithfulness to Christ. In the first reading, Paul passionately urges the community in Corinth to accept him with love and humility. He reminds them that his love for them is genuine, rooted in his desire for their salvation and fidelity to the Gospel. Paul defends his ministry, emphasizing that his actions—preaching without charge, working to support himself—are signs of his sincere love and commitment. He warns against being misled by false teachers who preach a different Jesus, a different Spirit, and a different Gospel, and I would add, especially those who do it for their own selfish gain under the guise of a prosperity gospel. Saint Paul’s heartfelt plea was that the Corinthians remain faithful and true to the Gospel he had preached.