Seat of Power

This week’s discussion tackles mostly how popes have their power. I have learned that indeed, it’s a very common tendency for people to want to acquire power. People are so much addicted to acquisition of power for their own benefits. People are so much active to reach the highest seat of honor. The higher their seats are, the broader and wider their scope of authority is executed. Thus in connection with the pope’s power, to gain the power of authority is their very aim of being and reaching to the top. I have also learned that, even to the twisting of the Scripture, people may use it just to gain the power they needed.  It’s not good.

The church setting as I view them this time is like a child climbing so desperately to the top of a tree. Even though how hard it is, he would do what he could just to arrive at the top to get the view that he wants. And that is very sad for the church because the church that time really seems like on the move to acquire power, sadly in the persons of the pope.  And in myself, I sometimes also in some sense have this attitude. I want to have the authority for the sake of power. I want not to be under of anyone. I want that I’m on the top. And that’s very bad as the life of the church this time have shown through the life of the popes. What we really need to develop in everyone is the attitude of humility. Each one is to have a heart willing to understand and care for others.

With regards to the development of humility in each one, one thing to practice it is on the way we talk. As we talk to others our words are to be words that encourage others to serve God and build them up.