Tuesday, August 20, 2013

1 Corinthians 3:1-9
1Brothers and sisters, I could not address you as people who live by the Spirit but as people who are still worldly—mere infants in Christ. I gave you milk, not solid food, for you were not yet ready for it. Indeed, you are still not ready. You are still worldly. For since there is jealousy and quarreling among you, are you not worldly? Are you not acting like mere humans? For when one says, “I follow Paul,” and another, “I follow Apollos,” are you not mere human beings? What, after all, is Apollos? And what is Paul? Only servants, through whom you came to believe—as the Lord has assigned to each his task. I planted the seed, Apollos watered it, but God has been making it grow. So neither the one who plants nor the one who waters is anything, but only God, who makes things grow. The one who plants and the one who waters have one purpose, and they will each be rewarded according to their own labor. For we are co-workers in God’s service; you are God’s field, God’s building.


Reflection
Paul reminds us that we will grow up and start on solid foods like a baby does. But in addressing the Corinthians he is concerned that they are not mature enough because they have let other things get in the way. What do you think are some typical barriers to self-feeding? Why do you think some people find it difficult to regularly read the Bible, pray, and spend time alone with God?