Working quietly

In today’s Gospel (Mt. 12:14-21), we see our Lord trying to keep people from talking about the cures he is performing. The evangelist sees this as a fulfillment of Isaiah’s prophecy

He will not contend or cry out,
nor will anyone hear his voice in the streets.
A bruised reed he will not break,
a smoldering wick he will not quench...

To be sure, when necessary, our Lord does make his voice heard in the streets and even takes strong physical action (in the cleansing of the Temple), but his normal mode of action as depicted here is working quietly.

This is very much against the way of the world, which encourages people to blow their own horn, but the glory we seek is not the glory of this garish world but the eternal glory of our heavenly Father.

You and I can sometimes feel unappreciated as we try to do things that are right and good. We should recognize that we follow in the footsteps of Christ: working quietly for the good of others and the greater glory of God.