October 18, 2026.
So they brought Him a denarius. And He said to them, “Whose image and inscription is this?” They said to Him, “Caesar’s.” And He said to them, “Render therefore to Caesar the things that are Caesar’s, and to God the things that are God’s.” (Mathew 22, 20-21)
The question asked of Jesus, with the idea of putting him in a compromising situation, about paying taxes to the Roman conquerors of his country, Palestine, gave the Lord an opportunity to give an answer that has become a true model of behavior for Christian activity in society, in politics, in business, in the world in general. “Give to god what is God’s and to Caesar what is Caesar’s”, said Christ. Or what is the same, God must be above all and above all must be the moral norms, but God isn’t going to tell how to make a house, how to cure an illness, cook a meal or direct a bank.
Now then, many, perhaps because of the risk of being mistaken, opt to remove themselves from the world, to not get involved in problems, so as not to complicate their lives. They continue this path of indifference and this is precisely the least Christian, the most dangerous. God above all and as reference for all, but later it is us who with light and the strength of God, who must go into the world to transform the world, to be the salt of the earth and the leavening that make it more inhabitable, more human, more divine. Don’t run from your problems: ask God for help and face them.
Intention: When there is a problem you are capable of resolving, at least partly, try to solve it, although you complicate your life a little, with the help of God.