Saint Matthewβs Story
In the time of Jesus, tax collectors were the definition of corruption. They worked for Romeβthe foreign power squeezing their own people. They overcharged and pocketed the extra. They dealt daily with Gentiles (their Roman bosses and other non-Jews), making them βuncleanβ in Jewish society. To their neighbors, they were traitors, thieves, and outcasts.
When Jesus said βFollow Me,β Matthew didnβt stall or negotiate. He stood up and left everythingβhis job, his power, his wealth, his safety netβand followed Jesus.
Then Matthew prepared a banquet. Not a show to cover up his dirty past, but a feast where fellow sinners could meet the same Jesus who called him.
Today, too many feasts exist only for showβto keep power, to protect stolen wealth, to survive another cycle.
We see too many fake banquets in our countryβprojects and handouts that sparkle outside but leak corruption inside. Saint Matthew showed us that what we need is changeβnot the loose coins, but the life-transforming change.
α΄ΚΈα΅β±βΏα΅ α΄α΅α΅ α΅αΆ α΅Κ°α΅ ΚΛ‘α΅α΅ α΅α΅Κ³α΅α΅ α΅α΅Λ’β±αΆ α΅Λ‘α΅α΅
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